Sale 2551
New York
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21 March 2012
Price realised
USD 16,250
Estimate
A bronze figure of Jambhala Tibeto-Chinese, 18th century Seated in lalitasana on an ornately incised cushion, his right hand held in vitarkamudra and his left holding a mongoose, dressed in a billowing dhoti and adorned with beaded jewelry, the bearded face with wide eyes and bushy brows surmounted with a foliate tiara and backed by a streaming ribbon 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Private Collection, New York, 1970s
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