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LOT 2649
Himalayan Gilt Bronze Figure of Shakyamuni Buddha
TIBET, LATE 20TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/8 in. (315 grams, 10.5 cm).
Seated cross-legged on a lotus-flower dais, one hand touching the earth in the Bhumisparsa Mudra. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old Carmarthen, Wales, collection.
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
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LOT 2649
Himalayan Gilt Bronze Figure of Shakyamuni Buddha
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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