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616 Y
A RITUAL HEADDRESS AND BREAST
PLATE
Tibet, Ladakh, 19th century
The headdress with arched flap descending
down the back, both richly applied with
coral, mother of pearl, turquoise, wood and
other hardstones, metal display stand. The
breastplate 33cm (13in) wide. (3).

£2,000 - 3,000
CNY18,000 - 26,000
HK$19,000 - 29,000

617 Y
A WHITE METAL-MOUNTED KAPALA,
COVER AND STAND
Tibet, 19th century
The part-reticulated white metal mount and
rim inset with coral and turquoise beads, the
domed oval cover decorated in repoussé with
entwined leafy stems, surmounted by a vajra
finial. 17.8cm (7in) long. (3).

£800 - 1,200
CNY7,100 - 11,000
HK$7,700 - 12,000

618
A BONE RETICULATED ORNAMENT OF
AMITABHA BUDDHA
Tibet, probably 19th century
The Buddha seated in Padmasana on a lotus
throne, holding a vase in his lap, surrounded 616 617
by a flaming mandorla, all above a stylised
grinning skull, the sides and reverse with
circular piercings, stand.
8cm (3 1/8in) high (2).
£800 - 1,200
CNY7,100 - 11,000
HK$7,700 - 12,000

619
A SILVER AND COPPER INLAID
REPOUSSÉ BRONZE MASK OF INDRA
Nepal
Wearing an elaborate high headdress
decorated with a lion mask and scrolling
brocaded designs, the deity with serene
expression and copper-inlaid horizontal third
eye and lips, the main pair of eyes inlaid with
silver, the face framed by well-detailed locks
of hair, the neck bedecked with an elaborate
necklace. 19cm (7 1/2in) high

£1,000 - 1,500
CNY8,800 - 13,000
HK$9,700 - 15,000

A figure of a Bodhisattva wearing a similarly-
shaped headdress is in The Norton Simon
Museum, Pasadena, no. M.1979.89.S.

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