An Indian Bronze Figure of Hanuman, 19th CenturyThe deity with his hands in anjali mudra and his tail curled over his head, almost as if in the form of a makeshift aureole, the bronze with honey-brown patina, height 5 in — 12.7 cmNote:The famous monkey-form Hindu deity, most popularly known from his pursuits in the Hindu epic 'Ramayana', is also theorized to have been the prototype for the Chinese Monkey King, Sun Wukong, standardized in the 16th century Ming dynasty novel 'Journey to the West'.Estimate: $300—500