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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE SWISS COLLECTION, PREDOMINANTLY
ACQUIRED IN FRANCE IN THE 1980s AND 1990s
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A TIBETAN GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF VAJRADHARA
16TH CENTURY
西藏 十六世紀 鎏金銅大持金剛坐像
The fgure is shown seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base,
with his hands crossed before his chest and holding a vajra and a
ghanta. He is clad in a dhoti and adorned with jewellery, his face
has a serene expression and he wears a foliate tiara.
5æ in. (14.5 cm.) high
£3,000-5,000 $4,600-7,600
€4,100-6,800
PROVENANCE:
A private Swiss collection, predominantly acquired in France in
the 1980s and 1990s.
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A TIBETAN GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SITATARA
17TH CENTURY
西藏 十七世紀 鎏金銅度母坐像
The fgure wears a dhoti and is seated in dhyanasana on a double
lotus base with her left hand raised in vitarkamudra and her right
in varadamudra, the stem of a lotus wrapped around both arms
and blossoming at the shoulders. She has a downcast, serene
expression and a third eye.
6º in. (16 cm.) high
£3,000-5,000 $4,600-7,600
€4,100-6,800
PROVENANCE:
A private Swiss collection, predominantly acquired in France in
the 1980s and 1990s.
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