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TIBET, 16TH CENTURY
Details
A Gilt Bronze Figure of Vaishravana
Tibet, 16th Century
Very finely cast seated with one leg pendent wearing elaborate armor incised with chain-mail, holding the mongoose disgorging a string of pearls atop of his left leg, his face with wide open eyes and furrowed brows surmounted by a trefoil crown, richly gilt overall
12 in. (30.5 cm.) high
Tibet, 16th Century
Very finely cast seated with one leg pendent wearing elaborate armor incised with chain-mail, holding the mongoose disgorging a string of pearls atop of his left leg, his face with wide open eyes and furrowed brows surmounted by a trefoil crown, richly gilt overall
12 in. (30.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Previously sold at Sotheby's New York, 28 March 1996, lot 86.