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LOT 2086
Thai Gilt Bronze Deity with Ghouls
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
11 in. (1.6 kg, 28.1 cm).
Tiered rectangular base with figures climbing across the surface; central figure of Buddha in paridhana garment standing on a drum-shaped dais with skeletal figures. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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