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           A GILT COPPER ALLOY PLAQUE WITH BUDDHAS           This splendid plaque depicts a gem-studded aureole surrounded by
           CENTRAL TIBET, DENSATIL, 15TH CENTURY             repeated figures of Shakyamuni Buddha symmetrically arranged in
           Himalayan Art Resources item no.61964             high relief. Its heavy casting, thick gilding, and overall style indicate
           12 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. (32.5 x 35 cm)                the plaque was produced for Densatil Monastery; two other Densatil
                                                             panels with repeated buddhas were sold at Christie’s, Paris, 14
           $30,000 - 50,000                                  December 2016, lot 32 and Bonhams, Hong Kong, 27 November
                                                             2013, lot 415.
           藏中 丹薩替 十五世紀 銅鎏金眾佛陀飾板
                                                             Provenance
                                                             Private Collection, Southern France

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