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SHADAKSHARI LOKESHVARA
NEPAL, CIRCA 1800
Gilt copper with a later repoussé base
8.25 in (21.5 cm) high
$ 3,910 – 5,470
Rs 2,50,000 – 3,50,000
NON–EXPORTABLE
UNREGISTERED ANTIQUITY
Shadakshari Lokeshvara with a
five–petalled elaborate crown
and his primary hands in prayer,
the other two holding a rosary
and a lotus flower. Dressed in
a diaphanous
dhoti
and ornate
jewellery, he is seated on a later
copper repoussé lotus base with
two rows of plump petals.