No. XXIII
Seal Surmounted by a Seated Wealth Deity
Himalayan style
A seated deity with a flaming halo, forming the handle of an oval seal whose flat base can be used to stamp.
- Style
- Himalayan style; made now
- Form
- Seal, the handle formed as a seated figure
- Appearance
- Gold-toned, with green in the recesses
- Dimensions
- 9.4 × 5.9 cm (3 ¾ × 2 ⅜ in.)
- Weight
- 172 g
- Category
- Figures
- Reference
- VFA-023
- Price
- US$ 480
Catalogue Note
Seals with a figure for a handle were made in the Himalaya for monasteries and households alike. The deity here sits on a double lotus, holding a jewel and a mongoose, surrounded by a pierced halo of flames; the underside of the base is flat and oval, ready to be inked.
The flat face of the seal is plain in our photographs; ask and we will send an image of it.
In stock · US$ 480
The price includes packing; carriage is quoted at cost once we know the destination. Write to us to buy it, or to ask anything at all beforehand — we answer the same day and send an invoice payable by card or transfer.
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