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PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS

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AN ELABORATE GILT METAL ALLOY STANDING FIGURE OF
VAJRABHAIRAVA WITH CONSORT
The multi-armed multi-headed bull-faced wrathful incarnation of the
bodhisattva Manjusri depicted holding numerous liturgical implements
and the flayed skin of Ganapati while embracing his consort in Yabyum
atop numerous prone animal and human figures cast to a lotus plinth.
9 3/4in (24.8cm) high

$10,000 - 15,000

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A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF A LAMA
18th/19th century
Rendered in the Pala revival school, the figure attired in Gelug garb
and seated in dhyanasana upon a double lotus throne, his hands in
dharmacakra clutching the long stems of identifying iconography of a
lotus and a book floating over each shoulder.
4in (10cm) high
$1,000 - 1,500
Other gilt metal alloy figures displaying similar iconography have been
identified as the Seventh Dalai Lama: see lot 3291 sold in our New
748 York rooms as part of the Portraits of the Masters sale held 14 March
2017.

749
A BRONZE FIGURE
Orissa or Bengal, 18th/19th century
Depicting a deity standing upright atop a rectangular base, both arms
outstretched with the fingers curled, the face with full lips and almond-
shaped eyes, the hair pulled into a bun.
10 1/2in (26.7cm) high

$2,000 - 3,000

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