A LARGE AND IMPORTANT LIMESTONE STELE OF A DEVI, NEPAL, 14th – 15th CENTURY Limestone, sculpted, carved and incised, well grown age-patinaNepal, Malla Dynasty, 14th – 15th centuryDepicted is a devi in a standing posture atop a lotus pedestal and framed by an aureole and a halo. The deity holds a lidded bowl or possibly a kapala in her right hand that is raised to the chest. With her other hand she holds on to a staff with a miniature stupa. Precious jewelry such as the floral earrings or the broad necklace adorn her as is the long floating dhoti that is fastened at the left shoulder. This sculpture is highly comparable with the famous ‘Surya, with Navagrahas’ which was stolen from Panauti, Nepal in the early 1980s. See picture. The facial features are very similar as is rendering of the jewelry and other areas. Shape: Sculpture on a steleWeight: approx. 62.8 kilograms (with the base) Dimensions: Height 102 cm (including base), height 91 cm (without base), width 37 cmCondition: Losses and damages as visible on the main picture as well as further images available online. Overall very good preservation given the age of this statue Provenance: from a UK private estate, acquired by the previous owner in the 1970s, a provenance letter by the heirs will be handed to the winning bidder Auction result comparison: Christie’s, The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, New York, 22 March 2011, lot 31 (for a related Nepalese stone figure with Avalokiteshvara, dating to the 12th / 13th century).尼泊爾大型重要石灰石雕提毗像石灰石，雕刻，切割，年代久遠形成包漿尼泊爾，瑪拉王朝，十四至十五世紀雕像所刻畫的是立於蓮座上的提毗像以及光環光背。提毗右手裏拿著一個碗，也許是一個嘎巴拉碗，置於胸前。她的另一隻手拿著一個微型佛塔。珍貴的珠寶如花型耳環或寬大的項鏈點綴著她，就像左肩上飄揚浮動的飄帶一樣。這座雕像與上世紀八十年代早期在尼泊爾帕瑙提被盜的 ‘Surya, with Navagrahas’（太陽與九曜）可媲美。面部特徵與珠寶及其他區域渲染十分相似。 造型：雕塑重量：約 62.8 公斤（含基座） 尺寸: 高 102 厘米 (含底座), 高 91 厘米 (不含), 宽 37 厘米品相：破損処可在網絡提供的照片看到。整體保存良好，與年代相符。來源：來自英國私人遺產，之前的藏家購於上世紀七十年代。關於的來源信件將交給中標者。 拍賣結果比較：Christie’s, The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, New York, 22 March 2011, lot 31 (一件類似的尼泊爾聖觀音石像，十二至十三世紀)