9th Nov, 2022 12:00

Asian Works of Art

 
Lot 298
 

298

A BRONZE FIGURE OF SUBRAHMANYA

A BRONZE FIGURE OF SUBRAHMANYA, TAMIL NADU, SOUTH INDIA, 19TH CENTURY, standing on a square lotus base, his vehicle the peacock standing behind holding a cobra in its beak, the four armed deity with primary right hand in abhaya mudra, his left in varada mudra, holding vajra and tanka in his upper hands, wearing conical headdress with bud finial, his long hair flowing over his shoulders, 17.3cm high

Provenance: Collection of the late Peter Millett (1925-2016), see lot 270 for further details

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A BRONZE FIGURE OF SUBRAHMANYA, TAMIL NADU, SOUTH INDIA, 19TH CENTURY, standing on a square lotus base, his vehicle the peacock standing behind holding a cobra in its beak, the four armed deity with primary right hand in abhaya mudra, his left in varada mudra, holding vajra and tanka in his upper hands, wearing conical headdress with bud finial, his long hair flowing over his shoulders, 17.3cm high

Provenance: Collection of the late Peter Millett (1925-2016), see lot 270 for further details