Lot Essay
See P. Mele, Tibet, 1969, pp. 61-62 for photographs of similar gilt bronze supports in situ.
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Property of a New Mexico Collector
A gilt bronze support
TIBET, DENSATIL, CIRCA 15TH CENTURY
Details
A gilt bronze support
Tibet, Densatil, circa 15th Century
Modeled as the four-armed Avalokiteshvara and Tara standing addorsed on a kalasa base over a stepped plinth corresponding to the previous lot, the capital similarly inscribed with the 2nd Tibetan letter kha
14½ in. (36.8 cm.) high
Tibet, Densatil, circa 15th Century
Modeled as the four-armed Avalokiteshvara and Tara standing addorsed on a kalasa base over a stepped plinth corresponding to the previous lot, the capital similarly inscribed with the 2nd Tibetan letter kha
14½ in. (36.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Christie's New York, 22 March 2000, lot 113