Asian Art II - 22nd May 2019
Lot 792
A NEPALESE CAST COPPER SCULPTURE OF A KNEELING COUPLE AT PRAYER 19TH CENTURY A lay man and woman
Estimate £800 - £1,200
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Description
A NEPALESE CAST COPPER SCULPTURE OF A KNEELING COUPLE AT PRAYER
19TH CENTURY
A lay man and woman, dressed in their finery and wearing traditional Nepali jewellery, sit side by side in prayer on a rectangular lotus throne, an oil lamp fashioned as a lotus flower is placed in front of them, the reverse with a long Newari inscription, 14cm, 960g.
Images of this type were designed to be permanently positioned in front of a shrine, so that the donors would be permanently presented at prayer.