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A RARE BRONZE EWER WITH A MAKARA SPOUT, JAVA, 10TH-11TH CENTURY
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2024年12月17日 开拍
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A RARE BRONZE EWER WITH A MAKARA SPOUT, JAVA, 10TH-11TH CENTURY

Indonesia. Of compressed form, the body supported on a tapering foot with an upturned foot ring, surmounted by a tall, waisted neck with a wide, everted rim with a banded edge, the shoulders set with a makara, its muscular hands to the side, supporting a spout which issues from the top of its head, the mouth ornately decorated and embellished with lappet bands and beaded edges.

Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. István Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.
Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age, with expected old wear and casting irregularities. Few nicks, light scratches, tiny dings, minuscule losses, minor warping, and encrustations. Some old repairs and associated touchups to body and mouth.

Weight: 2,549 g
Dimensions: Height 40.6 cm

Makara are legendary sea-creatures in Hindu mythology and in astrology, they are equivalent to the Zodiac sign of Capricorn. They appear as the vehicle of the river goddess Ganga, Narmada, and of the sea god Varuna. Makara are considered guardians of gateways and thresholds, protecting throne rooms as well as entryways to temples. It is the most commonly recurring creature in Hindu and Buddhist temple iconography, and also frequently appears as a Gargoyle or as a spout attached to a natural spring. Through its association with water, it symbolizes the unpredictable power of the elemental forces that govern life.

Literature comparison:
Compare a related Javanese bronze vase, dated 10th-11th century, 30 cm high, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1987.142.252.

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