Lot #66 - Gilt repousse copper panels of Tantric beings TIBET, Circa 14th – 15th Century
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Auction House:Lugosi Auctioneers & Valuers
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Sale Name:August Chatswood Auction
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Sale Date:10 Aug 2014 ~ 12noon
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Lot #:66
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Lot Description:Gilt repousse copper panels of Tantric beings TIBET, Circa 14th – 15th Century
The panels of five cartouches formed by a foliate swirl depicts two dancing Dakinis, each brandishing a chopper (krrtikha) and skull cup (kepala), separated by a skull cup filled with matter, one resting on a three-petalled lotus, the other on a five petalled lotus carefully made to resemble sharp claws. Below them is the corpulent figure of a wrathful deity, also holding a kepala and kirrtikha. Height: 10 ¼” (26cm) -
Estimate:A$2,400 - 3,600
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Realised Price:
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Category:Oriental
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