Lot 1134
Lot 1134
A STONE-INLAID GILT-METAL RAKSHASA-FORM KRIS HANDLE

INDONESIA, 18TH - 19TH CENTURY

Price Realised USD 6,300
Estimate
USD 2,000 - USD 3,000
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A STONE-INLAID GILT-METAL RAKSHASA-FORM KRIS HANDLE

INDONESIA, 18TH - 19TH CENTURY

Price Realised USD 6,300
Price Realised USD 6,300
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Depicting a Rakshasa, the figure squatting on an elaborate throne, holding a sceptre and possibly a mirror, the face with lively expression, bulging eyes, wearing a diadem and arm bands, gilt overall and inlaid with semiprecious gemstones
5 in. (12.7 cm.) long (the figure)
Provenance
Spink & Son, London, 10 May 1995.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
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Hannah PerryAssociate Specialist, Head of Sale
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