Sale 5598
Paris
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8 June 2010
Price realised
EUR 8,750
Estimate
STATUETTE DE MAHASIDDHA EN BRONZE TIBET, XVIIIEME SIECLE Représenté assis jambes croisées, sur un double coussin, la main droite tenant le kapala, la gauche le manuscrit, vêtu d'une robe et d'un manteau, le visage méditatif, les cheveux retombant en boucles dans le dos, traces de laque rouge, non scellé Hauteur: 9,2 cm. (3 5/8 in.)
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Post Lot Text
A BRONZE FIGURE OF A MAHASIDDHA TIBET, 18TH CENTURY
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