A RARE BRONZE FIGURE OF LAKSHMINARAYANA, NEPAL, 14th/15th ct., on wood stand, standing in samabhanga on an oval plinth, the eight arms radiating around their body and the hands holding the prescribed attributes, Vishnu wearing a dhoti while Lakshmi a sari, bejewelled, their combined face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows running into the nose-bridge, the hair differently combed and secured with a tiara, traces of gilding - Property from the collection of Prof. Dr med., Dr phil. Hermann Schroeder (1902-1991) - Wear to gilding, slightly chipped Seltene feuervergoldete Bronze der Lakshminarayana NEPAL, 14./15. Jh. H. 19,2 cm o. S. Provenienz: Aus der Sammlung von Prof. Dr. med., Dr. phil. Hermann Schroeder (1902-1991) - Vergoldung berieben, kleine Bestoßungen