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Lot No.3
AUC25
Ancient India
Auction Date: 06-08-2016
Copper
Post-Mauryan Vidarbha / Marathwada region, uninscribed die- struck coin (150-100 BC), depicting 'Abhisheka Shrivatsa' motif, 4.83g. Obv: Shrivatsa 'Shri' placed above a lotus bloom in profile, flanked by two elephants standing on similarly depicted lotus blooms, lustrating her with water pots held in trunks. Rev: Tree with large leaves in a railing, several small ancillary symbols around including taurines, Nandipada, 'Ujjain' symbol and a fish.
Very Fine, Rare.
The goddess 'Shri' or Lakshmi is depicted here in her symbolic form of 'Shrivatsa', being anointed by a pair of elephants. The motif thus bridges the 'symbolic' to 'anthropoid' transition and throws important light on the evolution of the iconography of the celebrated 'Abhisheka Lakshmi' design.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 3,000-4,000
Sold For :
Rs. 4,500
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