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A BRASS LINGAM WITH FIVE-HEADED NAGA CANOPY, MAHARASHTRA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
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09月10日 下午5点 开拍 / 09月08日 下午3点 截止委托
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A BRASS LINGAM WITH FIVE-HEADED NAGA CANOPY, MAHARASHTRA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
This lot is a museum deaccession and is therefore offered without reserve

India, Deccan. The central small lingam supported on the coiled body of a large cobra (naga) rising and spreading its hood to form a protective canopy, the snake with five heads of graduated size topped with bud-shaped crests.

Provenance: Galerie Hardt (established in 1976), Radevormwald, Germany, before 2020. Acquired by the gallery’s founder Peter Hardt (b. 1946) during his extensive travels in Asia, the first of which occurred during a formative world tour in 1973. Throughout his storied career, Peter Kienzle-Hardt organized countless exhibitions and participated in major international art fairs. He made many important contacts during this time and eventually met the Kienzle siblings, who shared his passion for Asian art and culture. A strong bond and deep friendship developed, ultimately leading to the creation of the Museum für Asiatische Kunst decades later in 2014. While the museum’s permanent exhibition predominantly comprised pieces from the Kienzle Family Collection, Peter Kienzle-Hardt supplemented it with objects from his own collection. Before his death in 2019, Horst Kienzle bequeathed his entire property to Peter and legally adopted him as his son, who has been using the name Peter Kienzle-Hardt ever since.
Labels: Galerie Hardt, typed ‘Shiva & Lingam Indien, 19 Jh', priced at EUR 2,750.
Condition:Good condition with minor wear, signs of worship, and casting irregularities, minor warping, light dents, minuscule nicks, light surface scratches, rubbing, remnants of pigments, encrustations, and a good, naturally grown patina.

Weight: 737 g
Dimensions: Height 18.8 cm

The lingam and yoni are aniconic representations of Shiva and Uma (Parvati), and the serpent or naga is considered to be an attribute of Lord Shiva. They are symbolic of the female and male reproductive organs, which within Hinduism bring a balance to the cosmos when joined together. Within Hindu countries, adoration of the lingam was understood to be worship of the great generative principle of the universe, conceptualized as an aspect of Shiva.

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related Indian bronze lingam with naga canopy, dated to the 19th century, 13.3 cm high, formerly in the collection of Sir Henry Wellcome and now in the Science Museum, London, object number A5266. Compare a closely related Deccan bronze lingam with naga canopy, dated to the 19th century, 10.8 cm high, in the British Museum, registration number 1880.1630. Compare a closely related Indian bronze lingam with naga canopy in the Asia and Pacific Museum, Warsaw, ID number MAP 20947.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 20 March 2008, lot 363
Price: USD 1,000 or approx. EUR 1,300 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A brass lingam, India, 17th/18th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, modeling, and manner of casting, with similar five-headed naga hood. Note the similar size (17.7 cm).

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