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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The Raphy Star Collection of Important Asian Art
• Sale Date:
  11 Dec 2016 ~ 6.30pm
• Lot #:
  5
• Lot Description:
  A Rare Indian Silver-Inlaid Bronze Group, 11th-12th Century
  well cast with a central figure of Vishnu, backed by a pierced flaming mandorla, holding a staff and three attributes, flanked by two consorts, the three figures standing on lotus thrones supported on a tri-form pedestal, with an inscription at the back
  18.5 cm high
• References:
  see Rustam J. Mehta, Masterpieces of Indian Bronzes and Metal Sculpture, India, 1971, pl. 12, from Bangiya Sahitya Parishad Museum, Calcutta, for a very similar figure from Bengal; also see Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Acc.No.: S1992.51.
• Estimate:
  A$10,000 - 15,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Oriental

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