24th Nov, 2021 10:00
European & Asian Works of Art
225
A MAJAPAHIT TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF NANDI
A MAJAPAHIT TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF NANDI, JAVA, INDONESIA, CIRCA 14TH CENTURY
the bull headed deity seated in padmasana on a flat cushion, wearing elaborate modelled jewellery, with long flowing hair and kris tucked into the back of his belt
40cm high
Provenance: Collection of a late diplomat, acquired in the 1960s, thence by descent This unusual form of Nandi, shows the bull deity as a human with bull head, rather than having a complete bull's body as generally seen in India. For a similar depiction of Nandi, from Surabaya, in the National Museum, Jakarta, see inv. no. 208c (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:085_Nandi,_Surabaya,_East_Java,_13th_c_(23463769306).jpg)
Sold for £1,200
A MAJAPAHIT TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF NANDI, JAVA, INDONESIA, CIRCA 14TH CENTURY
the bull headed deity seated in padmasana on a flat cushion, wearing elaborate modelled jewellery, with long flowing hair and kris tucked into the back of his belt
40cm high
Provenance: Collection of a late diplomat, acquired in the 1960s, thence by descent This unusual form of Nandi, shows the bull deity as a human with bull head, rather than having a complete bull's body as generally seen in India. For a similar depiction of Nandi, from Surabaya, in the National Museum, Jakarta, see inv. no. 208c (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:085_Nandi,_Surabaya,_East_Java,_13th_c_(23463769306).jpg)
Auction: European & Asian Works of Art, 24th Nov, 2021
