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BHUTAN, 18TH CENTURY
Details
A parcel-gilt silver repousse figure of Padmasambhava
Bhutan, 18th century
Seated on a lotus base with a skull cup in his left hand and a vajra in his raised right, the gilt face with broad nose and steady gaze centered by an urna inset with a hardstone, surmounted by a pointed cap with feathered finial, the locks of hair in curls at the shoulders and escaping down his back, the base sealed and incised with a double- vajra
8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm.) high
Bhutan, 18th century
Seated on a lotus base with a skull cup in his left hand and a vajra in his raised right, the gilt face with broad nose and steady gaze centered by an urna inset with a hardstone, surmounted by a pointed cap with feathered finial, the locks of hair in curls at the shoulders and escaping down his back, the base sealed and incised with a double- vajra
8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection, New York, acquired in the 1960s
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