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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The Spring Auction Series
• Sale Date:
  19 Nov 2013 ~ 10.30am
• Lot #:
  207
• Lot Description:
  An important Tibetan Densatil gilt-bronze image of an Offering Goddess ('Chopay Lhamo'), 14th - 15th century
  Being part of a group of caryatids, (usually four), supporting the throne of a major deity, with a Newari inscription on the back of the support, "Puja Deva Tidala" ('A Petal for the Worship of the Deity'), followed by the number "four", a single number "three" at the front of the support.
• Provenance:
  Densatil Monastery Private Melbourne Collection
• References:
  See inset from Pietro Francesco Mele's "Tibet", p.62 for a photo of similar figures in situ in Densatil Monastery.
• Notes:
  This is evidence that it was made by Nepalese craftsman, accounting for the exceptional quality of this piece.
• Estimate:
  A$50,000 - 60,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Oriental

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