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19TH CENTURY
Details
A Mongolian gilt-bronze figure of the lokapala Virupaksha
19th century
Standing in upright posture on a base, his right hand holding stupa while the left carries the snake, wearing armour, shawl, his face with ferocious expression and crown in front of his hairdress
16 cm. high
19th century
Standing in upright posture on a base, his right hand holding stupa while the left carries the snake, wearing armour, shawl, his face with ferocious expression and crown in front of his hairdress
16 cm. high
Provenance
Schoettle, Stuttgart, 10 October 1973, no. 8220
Special notice
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