Lot 274
  • 274

Statuette de Yama en bronze doré Sino-tibétain, XVIIIE siècle

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 EUR
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Description

debout sur un socle lotiforme, la jambe droite fléchie, la jambe gauche tendue en pratyalidhasana, le visage menaçant auréolé du diadème à cinq cranes et d'une chevelure enflammée rouge, portant la roue du dharma sur la poitrine, brandissant un sceptre vajra dans sa main droite ; la base non scellée

Condition

Good overall condition with some expected light wear to the gilding; most of the hardstone inlays are missing (showing on the illustration in the catalogue), the base is unsealed.
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