Plaque with a Standing Multi-Armed Figure
Kushan style · 17.4K gold
A standing figure with a halo and several arms, one raised with a small vessel, in relief on a narrow gold sheet.
- Form
- Repoussé plaque
- Gold
- 17.4 karat — 72.5% gold by XRF
- Weight
- 6 g
- Dimensions
- 8.5 × 4 cm (3 ⅜ × 1 ⅝ in.)
- Style
- Kushan style; made now
- Reference
- CG-20
$760
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Enquire about this pieceFigures with several arms, each holding an attribute, appear in the Hindu and Buddhist art of northern India from the Kushan period on. This one stands frontally within a plain halo, one hand raised with a vessel and the others at the sides.
The sheet is long and narrow and suits a slim frame or a small easel. 6 grams at 72.5 per cent gold by XRF.