Nepalese Seated Effigy Figure

Palms pressed together, knees up, sitting very upright on a drum-shaped seat.

This seated effigy figure is Hindu, from Nepal, in metal. Cast metal devotional figures have a long history in Nepal, where the Newar metalworkers of the Kathmandu Valley are especially renowned. The figure sits on a cylindrical base with its legs hanging forward and its hands joined at the chest. A long beaded necklace falls over the torso. The face is broad, with large ears and a raised topknot. The dark surface is worn to bronze at the high points. It is 2.75 inches wide, 3.5 deep and 7.5 high.

Devotion, held in a small and steady pose.