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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE ROMAN COLLECTION
A gilt bronze figure of Vaishravana
TIBETO-CHINESE, 18TH CENTURY
Details
A gilt bronze figure of Vaishravana
Tibeto-Chinese, 18th Century
Seated on a double lotus throne, his pendant leg resting on a conch shell over his vessel, holding an offering in his right hand and his mongoose in his left hand, dressed in a dhoti with incised hems and a billowing sash wound about his arms, wearing multiple necklaces over his large girth, armlets and other jewelry, the bearded face with large eyes beneath furrowed brows surmounted by a foliate tiara, with remains of polychromy
6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high
Tibeto-Chinese, 18th Century
Seated on a double lotus throne, his pendant leg resting on a conch shell over his vessel, holding an offering in his right hand and his mongoose in his left hand, dressed in a dhoti with incised hems and a billowing sash wound about his arms, wearing multiple necklaces over his large girth, armlets and other jewelry, the bearded face with large eyes beneath furrowed brows surmounted by a foliate tiara, with remains of polychromy
6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired between 1985-1995
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