A FINELY INLAID GILT-BRONZE HEAD A BODHISATTVA, 16TH-17TH CENTURY Nepal. Sturdily cast as the head of a Bodhisattva, the face with a calm expression and almond-shaped eyes below arched eyebrows, centered by an urna inlaid with tourmaline, the hair in tight curls, the left ear with an elaborate earring inlaid with four rubies and a central tourmaline, a foliate collar around the neck.

Provenance: German trade.
Condition: Good condition with extensive old wear and some casting flaws, minor nicks, dents and losses, two cracks to the extension at the back.

Weight: 944.4 g
Dimensions: Height 11.3 cm

Expert's note: The inlays of ruby and tourmaline, which were rare and expensive during the period, indicate that this head must have been part of an important figure. The extension at the back of the head further indicates that this figure was part of an overall larger temple relief.


十六至十七世紀鎏金銅菩薩頭像
尼泊爾。菩薩面容平靜，眉下杏眼，雙眉之間鑲嵌碧璽為白毫，螺髻嚴密，左耳上鑲有四顆紅寶石和精美的耳環。 中央為碧璽，脖子上的葉狀項圈。
來源：德國古玩交易市場。
品相：品相良好，有大量磨損和一些鑄造缺陷、輕微的刻痕、凹痕和缺損，頭像背面有兩條裂縫。

重量：944.4 克
尺寸：高11.3 厘米

專家注釋：其鑲嵌的紅寶石和碧璽在當時非常稀有昂貴的，表明這顆頭像一定為重要人物所有。頭像背面的裝置表明曾是寺廟造像的一部分。