A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA
A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA

TIBET, 14TH CENTURY

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A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA
TIBET, 14TH CENTURY
The eleven-headed deity standing in samapada on a lotus with his principal hands folded in anjalimudra, six arms holding implements at his sides and the remaining radiating around him, wearing long flowing robes
5 ¾ in. (14.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Christian Humann (d.1981), New York, before 1976, named the Pan-Asian Collection by 1977
Christie's New York, The Pan Asian Collection, 1 December 1982, lot 2
Private Collection, New York, acquired from Christie's New York, 21 March 2008, lot 1974
Literature
Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 24002

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