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4 PROVENANCE:
A SILVER-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF ACHALA
TIBET, 15TH/16TH CENTURY The Sporer Collection, New Jersey, acquired between 1962 and 1985
Kneeling in alidhasana on a beaded double-lotus base, with one PUBLISHED:
hand in tarjanimudra holding a lasso and the other brandishing
a sword, wearing a dhoti incised with a dotted roundels and Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 24019
secured by a beaded belt and a sash around his shoulders, adorned
with beaded necklaces, his face in wrathful expression with two THE SPORER COLLECTION OF HIMALAYAN SCULPTURE 21
silver-inlaid eyes, surmounted by a conical chignon, with gilding
remaining in recessed areas
6ƒ in. (16 cm.) high
$20,000-30,000
