STATUETTE DE SRI DEVI EN BRONZE DORE , TIBET, XVIIIÈME SIECLE | Christie's

Sale 5108

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15 June 2004

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Lot 302

STATUETTE DE SRI DEVI EN BRONZE DORE

TIBET, XVIIIÈME SIECLE

Price realised

EUR 2,938

Estimate

EUR 2,500 - EUR 3,500

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STATUETTE DE SRI DEVI EN BRONZE DORE
TIBET, XVIIIème SIECLE
Représentée sur sa monture, assise sur une peau humaine, à moitié nue, parée de crânes et de serpents, la main droite faisant le geste de l'avertissement, la gauche tenant le kapala, son visage menaçant, ses cheveux en flammes rouges, chevauchant sur une mer de sang ; scellée
Hauteur: 18 cm. (7 1/8 in.)
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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SRI DEVI
TIBET, 18TH CENTURY
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