Lot 167
  • 167

Statuette de Tara en bronze partiellement doré Tibet, XVIIIE siècle

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Bronze
assise en lalitasana sur un double socle lotiforme, encadrée de deux lotus fleurissant au-dessus des épaules, le pied droit reposant sur un lotus émergeant de la base, la main droite en varada mudra et la gauche en kartari mudra, parée de bijoux et d'une couronne, non scellé

Condition

The figure is in good overall condition with the gilding slightly worn to the face, there is a minor crack to the stem emerging from the lotus base, two minor scratches to the rim to the back of the figure and a tiny hole to the back of the lotus base.
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