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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.
ProvenanceEx Cotswold collection, UK, 1990s.
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