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BURMA, 19TH CENTURY
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AN OPENWORK IVORY STUPA
BURMA, 19TH CENTURY
Carved in a tusk, enshrining an image of the seated historical Buddha behind an intricate openwork veil of scrolling foliate tendrils, with four worshippers kneeling at its base under cusped arches, the spandrels formed by further foliate openwork, in very good condition
7¼in. (18.5cm.) high
BURMA, 19TH CENTURY
Carved in a tusk, enshrining an image of the seated historical Buddha behind an intricate openwork veil of scrolling foliate tendrils, with four worshippers kneeling at its base under cusped arches, the spandrels formed by further foliate openwork, in very good condition
7¼in. (18.5cm.) high
Special notice
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