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TIBET, CIRCA 14TH CENTURY
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A silver-inlaid bronze figure of Damarupa
Tibet, circa 14th century
Seated on an antelope skin over a double-lotus base, holding a damaru in his raised right hand and a ghanta in his left, dressed in a dhoti and adorned with a sash incised with a foliate pattern, a lotus blossoming at his shoulder, the face with short beard and silver-inlaid eyes, the matted hair tied in a bun
6 3/8 in. (16.3 cm.) high
Tibet, circa 14th century
Seated on an antelope skin over a double-lotus base, holding a damaru in his raised right hand and a ghanta in his left, dressed in a dhoti and adorned with a sash incised with a foliate pattern, a lotus blossoming at his shoulder, the face with short beard and silver-inlaid eyes, the matted hair tied in a bun
6 3/8 in. (16.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Estate of Mr. Fong Chow, New York, acquired by 1998