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LOT 2278

Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Arya Tara Statuette

20TH CENTURY A.D.

5 3/4 in. (369 grams, 14.7 cm).

Standing on a tiered base with blooming flowers in her left hand, her right hand raised in a gesture of reassurance.

Provenance

Ex Cotswold collection, UK, 1990s.

CONDITION

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LOT 2278

Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Arya Tara Statuette

Sold for (Inc. bp): £211

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