Sale 1640
New York
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30 March 2006
Price realised
USD 3,840
Estimate
A Gilt Bronze Figure of a Lama Tibet, 16th Century The rotund figure seated in padmasana over a double lotus base with his hands held over his knees, his robes with voluminous folds incised with flowerheads and scrolls along the hems 6 in. (17 cm.) high
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