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29 PROVENANCE:
A SILVER- AND COPPER-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF A LAMA
TIBET, 16TH CENTURY The Sporer Collection, New Jersey, acquired between 1962 and 1985
Seated in dhyanasana over a double-lotus base with extensive PUBLISHED:
inscription, wearing a vest with inlaid copper at the neckline and
thick patchwork robes with incised hems, fanked by lotus blossoms Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 24042
bearing the vajra and ghanta, his serene face with silver eyes and
closely cropped hair
6Ω in. (16.5 cm.) high
$40,000-60,000
THE SPORER COLLECTION OF HIMALAYAN SCULPTURE 69
