Lot 308
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RARE STUPA EN BRONZE DORE
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RARE STUPA EN BRONZE DORE

TIBET, XIVEME SIECLE

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RARE STUPA EN BRONZE DORE
TIBET, XIVEME SIECLE
La partie inférieure en forme de cloche reposant sur une double frise de pétales de lotus, le corps rehaussé de deux lignes concentriques en léger relief, la partie supérieure ou harmika comprenant une terrasse quadrangulaire ornée de ratna, d'une frise de pétales au centre, surmontée des treize parasols de section conique, ces derniers supportant un parasol ouvert terminé par un bouton de lotus, scellé
Hauteur: 35 cm. (13¾ in.)
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT payable at 19.6% (5.5% for books) will be added to the buyer’s premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis
Further details
A RARE GILT-BRONZE STUPA
TIBET, 14TH CENTURY

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Lot Essay

Stupas were originally memorial monuments built over the mortal remains of the Shakyamuni, and other important figures. They represent the past and the present, and a symbol of Nirvana. The square Mt. Sumeru base and the tapered steps are Tibetan, while the rounded dome is Indian in origin. Above is the harmika, consisting of a conical spire of thirteen layers, symbolic of the thirteen stages of Enlightenment.

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