Indra | Indrani

anonymous, c. 1600 - c. 1700

Indra was mentioned in religious hymns as a powerful god since about 1500 BCE. But as time went by, his significance diminished. In later texts, and for today’s Hindu believers in India, he is only one of the guardians of the cardinal directions, that of the East. Indra and his wife Indrani still play an important role in Nepal. Effigies of Indra are carried through the streets during an annual festival.

  • Artwork typefigure, sculpture
  • Object numberAK-MAK-1393
  • Dimensionsheight 27.1 cm x width 28.7 cm x depth 16.2 cm
  • Physical characteristicsbronze, gilding, precious and semi-precious stones

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Indra
    • Indra | Indrani

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-1393

  • Description

    De god Indra zittend in een maharajalilasana.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Nepal

  • Dating

    c. 1600 - c. 1700

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    bronze, gilding, precious and semi-precious stones

  • Dimensions

    height 27.1 cm x width 28.7 cm x depth 16.2 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase with the support of the Clevering Bequest, 1984)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; from the dealer Annapurna, with support from the bequest of Mr R.P. Cleveringa, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, June 1984;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1984

Documentation

  • Archives of the Chinese Art Society of America, XIX, 1965, p. 84, nr. 30.

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  • Indra | Indrani
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  • Indra | Indrani
  • Indra | Indrani