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LOT 2132
Chinese Wei Stone Statue
NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY, 386-534 A.D. OR LATER
28 1/2 in. (13.45 kg, 72.5 cm).
Carved in the round robed figure of Arya Tara standing on a lotus-flower base with one hand raised in the Abhaya Mudra gesture of reassurance and flowers to her right shoulder and left hand.
Provenance
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12751-235745.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 2132
Chinese Wei Stone Statue
Estimate £3,500 - 4,500€4,060 - 5,220 (for guidance only)$4,730 - 6,080 (for guidance only)
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