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9/2/2020 Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Works of Art | Sotheby's

Indian, Hi ma layan & Southeast Asian Works of Art
New York |22 Sep 2020 | 12:00 PM EDT

Lot 323

A GILT COPPE R ALLOY FIGURE OF MAITREYA , TIBET 14TH/15TH CENTURY
Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 USD

PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN COLLECTOR
A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF MAITREYA
TIBET 14TH/15TH CENTURY

Height 6 ⅝ in. (17 cm)

the deity seated in vajraparyankasana on a double lotus throne with beaded edge, the right hand in abhaya mudra, the gesture of
reassurance, wearing lavish gem-set bodhisattva jewelry, the deity's attribute of the water flask raised on a lotus above the left
shoulder, the high chignon surmounted by a stupa and encircled by a five-point diadem

Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13690.

Provenance
Acquired in India or Nepal, circa 1970s

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