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LOT 2146
Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Arya Tara Figure
19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
8 5.8 in. (1.2 kg, 22 cm high).
Hollow-formed, sitting on a lotus-flower dais, holding a sphere in her left hand; inset turquoise and carnelian cabochons; with faux Chinese six character Yongle reign mark to back.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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LOT 2146
Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Arya Tara Figure
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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