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A GILT SILVER FIGURE OF JAMBHALA
INDONESIA, JAVA, 14TH/15TH CENTURY
2. in. (5.2 cm.) high
$3,000-5,000

PROVENANCE
with James Singer, London.
Private collection, California, acquired from the above on 7 September 1999.
Jambhala, the Buddhist god of prosperity and abundance, is seated in
lalitasana atop a rounded base, his pendant foot resting on a rising lotus
blossom. He holds what is likely a mongoose spewing jewels, a symbol of his
power to manifest wealth. His plump body is adorned with beaded ornaments
and his head is topped with a conical crown. His delicately rendered facial
features convey a benevolent expression. He is the perfect miniature talisman,
certain to bring good fortune to his caretaker. Compare with a similarly
modeled bronze fgure of Jambhala in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
(1987.142.301).
印尼 爪哇 十四/十五世紀 鎏金銀財神像

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A SILVER FIGURE OF A FEMALE DEITY
INDONESIA, JAVA, 8TH/9TH CENTURY
2 in. (5 cm.) high
$3,000-5,000
PROVENANCE
with James Singer, London.
Private collection, California, acquired from the above on 15 March 1999.
The four-armed goddess is seated in vajrasana, holding various items
including a fy whisk and possibly a conch in her lower left hand. Despite
its small size, this work has been cast with tremendous attention to detail.
Note the stippled pattern on her dhoti and sash and her elaborate jewelry and
headdress. Compare with another silver Javanese fgure of Akshobhya sold at
Christie’s New York on 22 March 2011, lot 32.
印尼 爪哇 八/九世紀 女天神銀像
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329
A PAIR OF GOLD EARRINGS
SOUTH INDIA, TAMIL NADU, 19TH CENTURY
4º in. (10.8 cm.)
(2)
$2,000-3,000
329
PROVENANCE
Private collection, California, acquired by 1993.
印度南部 泰米爾納德邦 十九世紀 一雙金耳環

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