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LOT 2066
Nepalese Gilt Bronze Avalokita Chitra Vishrama Seated in Rajalalitasana
19TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
5 7/8 in. (1.2 kg, 15 cm high).
Modelled in the round; seated cross-legged, supporting his weight on his left arm, left hand pinching the stem of a blossom supporting a vajra above his left shoulder, the right hand resting on his raised knee, clad in opulent jewellery studded with coral and turquoise beads, wearing a lavish crown.
Provenancewith Chiswick Auctions, 18 November 2021, no.178.
Ex London gallery stock.
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LOT 2066
Nepalese Gilt Bronze Avalokita Chitra Vishrama Seated in Rajalalitasana
Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
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