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A BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITABHA
Nepal, 11th Century
the deity seated in meditation, adorned with pendent jewelry,
serpentine armlets and ! oret earrings, wearing a tripartite
headdress and a high jatamukata; traces of polychrome in
recessed areas
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13465.
Height: 5 ¾ in. (14.5 cm)
PROVENANCE
Collection of the late Mr. Julian Elias, London, circa 1960s.

$ 40,000-60,000

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