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32 PROVENANCE:
A COPPER-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF A LAMA
TIBET, 16TH CENTURY The Sporer Collection, New Jersey, acquired
between 1962 and 1985
Seated on a double lotus base with beaded rim,
holding a kalsa in his left hand, wearing an PUBLISHED:
patchwork robe, the borders incised with scrolling
fowers and inlaid with copper at the neckline, Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org),
the face surmounted by a monk’s cap, with an item no. 24045
extensive inscription on the base
10√ in. (27.5 cm.) high THE SPORER COLLECTION OF HIMALAYAN SCULPTURE
$50,000-70,000
