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THBFine Late 19th C. Nepalese Wooden Guardian Figure
Lot 123a
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Artemis Gallery
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Louisville, CO 80027
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Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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- Lot Description
Central Asia, Nepal, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An interesting example of a carved wooden Nepalese standing guardian figure shown atop an integral circular base. The openwork body has worn away with time and erosion, though traces of the original legs and feet are still below the frontal columns. Bent arms extend from rounded shoulders and meet in front of the rectangular body, and a thick neck tapers upward to support the bulbous head. Impressed rectangular eyes and lips, an elongated triangular nose, curved cheeks, and a pointed chin comprise the stylized countenance, all beneath a flattened pate. Thick traces of original white and yellow pigmentation are visible across the face and head, suggesting this figure was at one time painted with vivid pigmentation. Guardian figures like this are typically found near personal dwellings, though some examples like this were placed near small shrines or temples next to springs. Size: 3.375" W x 12.8" H (8.6 cm x 32.5 cm); 13.25" H (33.7 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private Huntington Valley, Pennsylvania, USA collection; ex-private San Rafael, California, USA collection; ex-Frealon Bibbins collection, San Francisco, California, USA, acquired in the early 2000s from Gallery DeRoche, San Francisco, California, USA; ex-Robert Brundage collection, field collected in Nepal around late 1970s to early 1980s
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#144551Losses to areas of body, base, and head commensurate with age. Chips and abrasions to body and head, with softening to some finer details, and fading to original pigmentation. Nice earthen deposits and light patina throughout.Condition
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