Kubera
Bangladesh, 6th-7th century
Terracotta.... Lot 107
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Kubera
Bangladesh, 6th-7th century
Terracotta. Height: 40,5 cm
Reference: V. Lefèvre and M.F. Boussac, Masterpieces from the Ganges Delta, Bangladesh Museum Collections. 2007. P.140, 145, 146.
Provenance: Franklin Pierce Huddle Collection 1968-2012
Oxford Thermoluminescence Test.
Restorations
Sitting in royal ease on a throne, Kubera, the god of abundance and wealth with a plump belly is represented as a prince with a rich tiara, necklace, bracelets and a dagger at his belt. He leans with his left hand on a purse and holds a lemon in his right.
Such important and complete representations (only a fragment of the throne back is missing) are very rare to have come down to us, given the fragility of the material used. L
The Jambhala/ Vaishravana Buddhist versions would later become popular in the northern schools, in Tibet, China and as far away as Japan.
Kubera
Bangladesh, 6-7th century
Terracotta. Height: 40.5 cm
Reference: V. Lefèvre and M.F. Boussac, Masterpieces from the Ganges Delta, Bangladesh Museum Collections. 2007. P.140, 145, 146.
Provenance: Franklin Pierce Huddle's collection, 1968-2012.
Thermoluminescence Test, Oxford.
Sitting in royal ease on a throne, Kubera, the god of abundance and wealth with a plump belly is depicted as a prince with a rich tiara, necklace, bracelets and a dagger at his belt. He leans with his left hand on a purse and holds a lemon in his right.
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