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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  International Decorative Arts
• Sale Date:
  06 Nov 2016 ~ Session 1: 4.00pm (Lots 1–184)
  07 Nov 2016 ~ Session 2: 10.30am (Lots 185–620)
  08 Nov 2016 ~ Session 3: 10.30am (Lots 621–947)
• Lot #:
  34
• Lot Description:
  A Tibetan gilt-copper repousse head of Makara, 16th century
  21 cm high
• Provenance:
  Private Collection, Hong Kong, since 1990; Acquired in Hong Kong, 2002
• References:
  For another example see V. Reynolds,From the Sacred Realm, Treasures of Tibetan Art from the Newark Museum,1999, p. 164, pl. 91.
• Notes:
  The makara is an ancient symbol formed of a number of animals, with the lower jaw of a crocodile, the trunk of an elephant, the upper tusk and ears of a wild boar, the wide staring eyes of a monkey and the scales and gills of a fish. It was adopted into early Buddhism and is often found in the cornices of temples, standing guard, as the Temple Protector against storms
• Estimate:
  A$5,000 - 8,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Oriental

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