Lot 91
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An Unusual Gilt Bronze Figure of Rahula
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT KIPNISS
An Unusual Gilt Bronze Figure of Rahula

TIBET, 15TH CENTURY

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An Unusual Gilt Bronze Figure of Rahula
Tibet, 15th Century
The nine-headed deity with coiled serpent tail and his four arms radiating around him, the tail with finely incised scales and eyes, wearing beaded jewelry inset with hardstones, richly gilt overall
12¼ in. (31.1 cm.) high

Lot Essay

Rahula, the protector of good faith and lord of lightning, here attains a dramatic sculptural form with a reptilian lower half. He is topped by a garuda's head and has eyes delineated on the serpent body; compare with a similar example in the Max Tanenbaum Collection, see P. Pal, Divine Images, Human Visions. The Max Tanenbaum Collection in the National Gallery of Canada, 1997, cat. no. 32, ill. p. 39.

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