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4. A cast gilt copper image of Visnu Nepal dated 1660 height: 9” (23cm) |
The deity in heroic pose within a flaming nimbus steps to the right, his foot resting on his vehicle Garuda. He wears a garland of severed heads; a high crown and holds aloft his symbols in his secondary hands. His principal hands hold a kepala and are in a mudra of blessing respectively. A line of inscription to the reverse (see detail) dates the figure to 1660. Detail: reverse |