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LOT 2053
Chinese Style Gilt Bronze Seated Bodhisattva Statue
20TH CENTURY A.D.
10 3/4 in. (1.79 kg, 27.3 cm).
Seated in a lotus pose and wearing an elaborate crown and costume, floral earrings suspended from the elongated earlobes; downcast eyes and serene expression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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