A bronze figure of Avadhutipa
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A bronze figure of Avadhutipa

TIBET, 16TH CENTURY

Closed22 March 2011

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USD 50,000

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A bronze figure of Avadhutipa
Tibet, 16th century
Seated on an antelope skin over a lotus base with beaded and incised rims, holding a skullcup in one hand and wearing an incised sash and silver-inlaid necklace, the bearded face flanked by large round earrings and a manuscript tied in his hair
7 5/8 in. (19.2 cm.) high

Spink & Son, Ltd., London, 1979
Van Wely Collection, Netherlands, 1984-2001
Onno Janssens Collection, Netherlands, acquired in Antwerp, 2001

Specialist note

The presence of the manuscript in the hair is typical for figures of the Hevajra lineage.