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18TH CENTURY
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A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF BEGTSE
18TH CENTURY
The deity is standing defiantly with one foot on the belly of a horse and the other on a recumbent man. He is modelled wearing Ming-style armour, his left hand held across his chest and his right hand holding a small animal, his ferocious expression is enhanced by flame-like hair and a scull tiara. The lotus base is detachable. There are traces of red and white pigment remaining.
7 ¾ in. (19.7 cm.) high overall.
18TH CENTURY
The deity is standing defiantly with one foot on the belly of a horse and the other on a recumbent man. He is modelled wearing Ming-style armour, his left hand held across his chest and his right hand holding a small animal, his ferocious expression is enhanced by flame-like hair and a scull tiara. The lotus base is detachable. There are traces of red and white pigment remaining.
7 ¾ in. (19.7 cm.) high overall.
Provenance
From a private Swiss collection, amassed between 1963-1980.
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