PF1317

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Lot 215
  • 215

Plaque en cuivre doré repoussé représentant Kinnari Tibet, XVE siècle

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 EUR
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Description

  • gilt bronze, metal and wood stand
la divinité mi-homme mi-oiseau représentée de profil, ses pattes puissantes reposant sur une base lotiforme, auréolé de sa queue à l'abondant plumage, parée de bijoux précieux et d'une haute coiffe

Provenance

Acquired from Spink & Son, London, in 1997.

Condition

The plaque with some small parts missing ans some accidents (visible on the catalogue illustration) ; some light wear to the gilding as expected particularly to the forehead of the divinity.
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