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A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF VAJRABHAIRAVA WITH
COPPER AND PARCEL GILT SILVER GAU
Tibet, 19th century
The figure complete with separately cast radiating arms and attached
elephant skin on the reverse; the gau with elaborate silver filigree
veneer.
Figure: 3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm) high; Gau: 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm) high
$2,000 - 3,000
西藏 十九世紀 金剛大威德銅像配以銅鎏金銀佛龕
Referenced
HAR - himalayanart.org/items/33014
Provenance
Private New York Collection, acquired in Europe before 1983
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A GILT COPPER ALLOY HEAD OF A DEITY
Tibeto-Chinese, 18th century
The wrathful face rich in polychromy, baring fangs and outstretched
tongue, his three eyes big and piercing, surmounted by a flame-like
mane stylized into an oval.
5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm) high
$2,000 - 3,000
藏漢 十八世紀 銅鎏金神首
Referenced
HAR - himalayanart.org/items/33022
Provenance
Private New York Collection, acquired in Europe before 1983
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