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TIBET, CIRCA 11TH CENTURY
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A rare bronze throne back
Tibet, circa 11th Century
Finely cast in openwork with two addorsed mythical beasts mounted on elephants and spewing jewels, with numerous seated and standing Bodhisattvas forming an arch, surmounted by a Garuda and divided by bands of vajras in relief and an incised flame border, crowned by a stupa finial, all cast onto an iron framework
31 in. (78.7 cm.) high
Tibet, circa 11th Century
Finely cast in openwork with two addorsed mythical beasts mounted on elephants and spewing jewels, with numerous seated and standing Bodhisattvas forming an arch, surmounted by a Garuda and divided by bands of vajras in relief and an incised flame border, crowned by a stupa finial, all cast onto an iron framework
31 in. (78.7 cm.) high