Lot #8 - A Rare Nepalese Bronze Standing Figure of Avalokitesvara, 10th-11th Century
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Auction House:Mossgreen
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Sale Name:The Raphy Star Collection of Important Asian Art
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Sale Date:11 Dec 2016 ~ 6.30pm
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Lot #:8
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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
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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
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Estimate:A$100,000 - 150,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Oriental
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