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Lot 439
A FINE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA
Estimated Value:
4.000 € - 6.000 €
Result:
16.835 € incl. Premium and VAT
Description:
Nepal, 15th cent.H. 20 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus base, both arms raised in front of his chest holding stems of lotuses flowering along his shoulders, wearing dhoti, jewellery set with semi-precious stones, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows that run into his nose-bridge, raised urna at his forehead, smiling lips, elongated earlobes with large ear ornaments, his blue coloured hair combed in a chignon topped with a lotus flower and secured with a tiara decorated with a pair of pattras, resealed.
Important South German private collection collected between 1956 and 2004, this bronze was bought from Koller Zurich, June 8th, 1974, lot 27, coll.-no. 4 - The right blossom near the shoulder replaced, minor traces of age
