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Lot #8 - A Rare Nepalese Bronze Standing Figure of Avalokitesvara, 10th-11th Century

  • Auction House:
    Mossgreen
  • Sale Name:
    The Raphy Star Collection of Important Asian Art
  • Sale Date:
    11 Dec 2016 ~ 6.30pm
  • Lot #:
    8
  • Lot Description:
    A Rare Nepalese Bronze Standing Figure of Avalokitesvara, 10th-11th Century
    finely cast in tribhanga with a sensuous curved body, the hair in a high chignon behind the three-point crown, a mandorla behind the head, very well patinated
    26.5 cm high
  • Provenance:
    Carlo Cristi, 6/7/2006, invoice no.: 02-06
  • References:
    see Von Shroeder, Buddhist Sculptures in Tibet, India and Nepal, vol. 1, 2001, cat. no. 159C, D & E, p. 497; also cat. no. 16Oa, p. 498 for very similar examples
  • Estimate:
    A$100,000 - 150,000
  • Realised Price:
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  • Category:
    Oriental

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