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LOT 2272

Sino Tibetan or Nepalese Gilt Bronze Seated Arya Tara Figure

20TH CENTURY A.D.

7 7/8 in. (1.23 kg, 20 cm).

Modelled in the round in meditating pose with eyes half-closed and an utpala flower to each upper arm, hands raised in a mudra of reassurance.

Provenance

Ex London collection, 1990s.

CONDITION

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LOT 2272

Sino Tibetan or Nepalese Gilt Bronze Seated Arya Tara Figure

Sold for (Inc. bp): £364

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