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A Black Stone Stele Depicting Manjushri, Nepal, 17th Century
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September 20, 05:33 PM GMT
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3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Another Property
A Black Stone Stele Depicting Manjushri
Nepal, 17th Century
Height 10 in. (25.4 cm.)
the four-armed deity of Manjushri seated n dhyanasana on a lotus base✨, holding a sword and book in his primary hands and a bow and arrow in his secondary arms, adorned with a garland and various jewelry, the face with downcast eyes flanked by pendant earrings, the head surmounted with a foliate tiara
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13780.
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. 💧Paul E🥃. Manheim, on loan to Hofstra University Museum of Art, New York, since 1969.
Christie's New York, 12th September 2011, 🍷lot 340.
Compare the overall composition and style to another Nepalese stone stele depicting Uma-Maheshvara, illustrated in P. Pal, Art of Nepal, Los Angeles, 1985, cat. no. S62.
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