Pendant with a Many-Armed Seated Deity
Himalayan style · 16.9K gold
A crowned figure seated on a lotus, a fan of arms spread behind, in deep relief on a rounded gold shield.
- Form
- Repoussé pendant with tubular bail
- Gold
- 16.9 karat — 70.6% gold by XRF
- Weight
- 13 g
- Dimensions
- 6.6 × 3.8 cm (2 ⅝ × 1 ½ in.)
- Style
- Himalayan style; made now
- Reference
- CG-07
$1,600
In stock. Price includes packing; insured shipping is quoted at cost once we know where it is going. This piece is priced by weight against the gold price. To buy it, or to ask anything first, write to us — we reply the same day and send an invoice you can pay by card or transfer.
Enquire about this pieceMany-armed deities — the arms multiplied to show the reach of their compassion or their power — are central to the Buddhist and Hindu art of the Himalaya. This pendant sets one within an oval of dense relief, the lesser arms fanned out behind and the principal pair held before the chest.
The front is worked up high and brightly finished. The back is plain and shows some mottling in its colour.
At 16.9 karat by XRF it is the lowest-reading piece in the collection, and at 13 grams one of the more substantial. It is priced by weight.