AUCTION # 28 ISLAMIC AND EUROPEAN ART SALE

A VIRABHADRA BRONZE PLATE WEST DECCAN, 14-15 CC

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Start price: $250

Estimated price: $500 - $800

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The bronze plate depicts in high relief the four-armed Hindu deity Virabhadra, the personification of warlike rage, whose cult is especially widespread in the Deccan, India. In the hands of the deity, various attributes are depicted, including a sword and a shield. The lower part shows miniature figures of Daksha with a goat’s head and Sati. There is an oval through a hole under the left hand of Virabhadra, and a handle is attached to the back of the plate.

Dimensions : 9 x 6 in. (23 x 15 cm.)

Condition : Good overall with expected signs of wear and patina