A LARGE EMBOSSED GILT-COPPER FIGURE OF GANGA, Nepal, 19th ct., h. 100cm, standing elegantly with feet crossed on the makara placed on a lotus-base, her principle hands in varadamudra while both secondary ones supporting mirror and small vase, wearing sari secured with a belt, scarf draped over her shoulders while it streamers encircle her arms finishing in floating finials, bejewelled, her face displaying a serene expression with almond-shaped eyes below arched eyebrows running into her nose-bridge, smiling lips, pierced elongated earlobes, her hair combed in a chignon secured with a tiara decorated with a pair of floating ribbons and a large flaming halo behind - Property from the Asian and Himalayan art collection of the brothers Kienzle, Swabia, assembled between 1965 and 1986 - Partly chipped, traces of age Große vergoldete Repoussé-Figur von Ganga NEPAL, 19.Jh. H. 100 cm Provenienz: Aus der Tibet- und Asien-Sammlung der Gebrüder Kienzle, Schwaben, zwischen 1965 und 1986 gesammelt - Teils etwas best., Altersspuren