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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.
ProvenanceEx London collection, 1990s.
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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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In the mid 15th century a freighting junk loaded with fine Vietnamese pottery sank in an area of the South China Sea called the 'Dragon’s Embrace.' This vessel is part of the shipwreck cargo recovered off the coast of Vietnam at Hoi An. The ceramics themselves were probably made in the area of Chu Dau. -
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Private collection, UK.