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4. A repousse copper Linga cover
Nepal
Circa 17th Century
Height: 12” (30cm)

A repousse copper Linga cover

The slightly domed cylinder is mounted with four faces of Shiva showing considerable traces of gilding, the front a fierce, bearded and moustachioed visage. The flared base of the cover rests on the coils of the naga-snake whose cobra head rises along the shaft, while the tail tucks neatly behind it’s body. The whole resting on a lotus base.

Provenance, The Kemper Collection of Himalayan Art, Christies Amsterdam, October 1994, Lot 58



Detail: alternate view
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