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18TH CENTURY
Details
A SMALL GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF VAISHRAVANA
18TH CENTURY
The deity is seated upon a fierce lion, holding a mongoose in his left hand, with his right hand held in tarjanimudra. He has a menacing expression on his face and wears an intricate tiara upon his head. The base plate is sealed with a double vajra.
5 ½ in. (14 cm.) high
18TH CENTURY
The deity is seated upon a fierce lion, holding a mongoose in his left hand, with his right hand held in tarjanimudra. He has a menacing expression on his face and wears an intricate tiara upon his head. The base plate is sealed with a double vajra.
5 ½ in. (14 cm.) high
Provenance
Christie's Paris, 22 November 2006, lot 422.
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