India: A ‘Bastar bronze’ in the form of god with auxiliary figures standing on an elephant.
India: A ‘Bastar bronze’ in the form of god with auxiliary figures standing on an elephant.
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A traditional, so-called ‘Bastar bronze’, produced by migrant casters for the tribal population (‘adivasi’) in villages of the federal states Orissa, Bihar, Maharashtra, Bengal, etc. Made of yellow cast-alloy (brass), executed with ‘waste mould’ casting. The present ‘Bastar bronze’ displays a festively decorated elephant upon which a god (probably Indra) stands with two swords in his hands and two small auxiliary figures before a cast paravent. H: 35 cm. (ME)
Provenance: German private collection.
Esperto: Prof. Erwin Melchardt
Prof. Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
05.11.2014 - 13:00
- Prezzo realizzato: **
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EUR 625,-
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EUR 800,- a EUR 1.000,-
India: A ‘Bastar bronze’ in the form of god with auxiliary figures standing on an elephant.
A traditional, so-called ‘Bastar bronze’, produced by migrant casters for the tribal population (‘adivasi’) in villages of the federal states Orissa, Bihar, Maharashtra, Bengal, etc. Made of yellow cast-alloy (brass), executed with ‘waste mould’ casting. The present ‘Bastar bronze’ displays a festively decorated elephant upon which a god (probably Indra) stands with two swords in his hands and two small auxiliary figures before a cast paravent. H: 35 cm. (ME)
Provenance: German private collection.
Esperto: Prof. Erwin Melchardt
Prof. Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
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Asta: | Tribal Art |
Tipo d'asta: | Asta in sala |
Data: | 05.11.2014 - 13:00 |
Luogo dell'asta: | Wien | Palais Dorotheum |
Esposizione: | 31.10. - 05.11.2014 |
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