Description
Stupa. Bronze. Nepal. 18th/19th century. Large dome-shaped body on a simple stepped base, decorated with lotus leaves at the seam. Rectangular harmika with chiseled Buddha eyes, crowned by four torana with auspicious symbols, and bulbous, stepped chatra (umbrellas). Circumferential inscription on the base. Remains of gilding. H 49 cm; D 30.2 cm Provenance Private collection, Southern Germany, according to the consignor from the estate of Dr. Rüdiger an der Heiden, former curator of the Alte Pinakothek, Munich
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Stupa. Bronze. Nepal. 18th/19th century. Large dome-shaped body on a simple stepped base, decorated with lotus leaves at the seam. Rectangular harmika with chiseled Buddha eyes, crowned by four torana with auspicious symbols, and bulbous, stepped chatra (umbrellas). Circumferential inscription on the base. Remains of gilding. H 49 cm; D 30.2 cm Provenance Private collection, Southern Germany, according to the consignor from the estate of Dr. Rüdiger an der Heiden, former curator of the Alte Pinakothek, Munich