Mixed lot (2 items): India, Tibet: An Indian ‘Shiva lingam’ made of stone and a Tibetan silver bowl.
Mixed lot (2 items): India, Tibet: An Indian ‘Shiva lingam’ made of stone and a Tibetan silver bowl.
1: India: A ‘Shiva lingam, the abstract symbol of the Hindu god, Shiva. Made of reddish-grey stone, with beautiful, red inclusions (for a more detailed explanation see cat. no. 182). H: 18 cm. 2: Tibet: A libation bowl, embossed in good silver. The eight panels are externally engraved with the eight symbols of good luck in Buddhist Lamaism. On the underside, a large lotus blossom with a ‘yin-yang symbol’ at its centre. H: 5 cm, DM: c. 11 cm. (ME)
Provenance: Joe Gerena Collection, New York/Brussels, American collection.
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
05.11.2014 - 13:00
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EUR 2,000.- to EUR 2,500.-
Mixed lot (2 items): India, Tibet: An Indian ‘Shiva lingam’ made of stone and a Tibetan silver bowl.
1: India: A ‘Shiva lingam, the abstract symbol of the Hindu god, Shiva. Made of reddish-grey stone, with beautiful, red inclusions (for a more detailed explanation see cat. no. 182). H: 18 cm. 2: Tibet: A libation bowl, embossed in good silver. The eight panels are externally engraved with the eight symbols of good luck in Buddhist Lamaism. On the underside, a large lotus blossom with a ‘yin-yang symbol’ at its centre. H: 5 cm, DM: c. 11 cm. (ME)
Provenance: Joe Gerena Collection, New York/Brussels, American collection.
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Tribal Art |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 05.11.2014 - 13:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 31.10. - 05.11.2014 |