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PROPERTY OF A WEST COAST COLLECTOR
A Gilt Bronze Figure of Lokapala Virudhaka
TIBET, 16TH CENTURY
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A Gilt Bronze Figure of Lokapala Virudhaka
Tibet, 16th Century
The guardian king of the South well cast seated on a square base holding a sword, wearing a suit of armor and boots with upturned tips and a scarf billowing to the sides, his face with a serene expression with wide open eyes, the reverse with laudatory inscription in Tibetan and number denoting placement, richly gilt overall and with sealed base
6¼ in. (15.8 cm.) high
Tibet, 16th Century
The guardian king of the South well cast seated on a square base holding a sword, wearing a suit of armor and boots with upturned tips and a scarf billowing to the sides, his face with a serene expression with wide open eyes, the reverse with laudatory inscription in Tibetan and number denoting placement, richly gilt overall and with sealed base
6¼ in. (15.8 cm.) high