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Wooden sculpture of a Burmese Nat

Name: Wooden sculpture of a Burmese Nat
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: 120EKZIFT2
Price: 900 EUR
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900 €

Period 18th century

Style Asian Arts

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Ancient Burmese wooden sculpture representing one of the 37 Nat, guardian spirits of religion.
This is probably the Nat Min Mahagiri, often depicted with hands clasped in prayer. He is one of the most venerated figures in the Burmese pantheon.
Burma (Myanmar), 18th/19th century.
Good condition for its age, vestige of polychromy, particularly on the back.
Provenance: Estate of Asian art dealer and collector Claude de Marteau
Sold with certificate of provenance.
A second Nat is also available (see last photo).
H 75 cm x W 18 cm x D 13 cm

Sasana Nat (in Pali-Burmese, sasana nat means guardian of religion) are ancient Hindu deities. There are 37 Nats, and they continue to be venerated in Burma (Myanmar) to this day, with pilgrimage sites, temples, relic sites and festivals. Nats have human characteristics, desires and needs. They are often described as imperfect and having taboo or immoral desires in traditional Buddhism.
Statues like this one, which venerate them, reflect this human dimension, with their faces often showing a wider range of emotions than those of the Buddha, more impassive or meditative. Buddhism has integrated them through syncretism, and it's not uncommon to see them in temples, although the Buddha still predominates in these cases.
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Additional Information

Condition	Very good
Style	Asian Arts (Wood carvings of Asian Arts Style)
Period	18th century (Wood carvings 18th century)
Country of origin	Myanmar
Length (cm)	18
Height (cm)	75
Depth (cm)	13
Weight (Kg)	10
Materials	Wood
Internal reference	8562