Stele En Bois Sculpte | Nepal, XVIIEME SIECLE

Project Description

Description: 54 cm
Catalogue note: It is decorated with Bhairava represented in aldhasana on a man placed on a lotiform base. His six arms radiating around him hold attributes. He is adorned with jewels and dressed in a tiger skin and a mala of cut heads. His face is marked by a fierce expression and surmounted by a fiery headdress.
Provenance: Acquired from Christie’s, Sale 14802, Lot 181, Invoice no. DB17007411. Dutch private collection, collected prior the 1990s
Catalogue no.: 2017A0022