Lot Number
: B000005
Lot Title : Nepalese Stone Stele of Namasangiti
Date of Origin : 17th Century
Country of Origin : Nepal
Material : Stone
Measurements : Height 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.)
Lot Quantity : 1
Estimate :

Description:
Description (guaranteed):

With one head and twelve arms, seated in dhyanasana on a lotus throne, his primary hands in abhaya mudra.

Published in Pratapaditya Pal's A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection. The Art Institute of Chicago, 1997. Mounted (not fastened to) a black base.

 
Condition and Additional Specification:
Condition:

Minor chips and losses overall. Loss to attribute held in upper left hand. Some wear and abrasion to surface, some remains of soil encrustation and traces of polychrome.

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