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Lot n° 177

MONGOLIE - XVIIIe siècle

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Gilded bronze statuette representing Nyima Ozer, the sixth aspect of Padmasambhava, seated in lalitasana on a lotus-shaped base, dressed in tiger skin, wearing finely chiseled jewelry. He looks fierce and wears a crown with five skulls, his hair finely chiseled and gathered in a bun (missing the cabochons and his attributes: the khatvanga and the mala). H. 23.5 cm Reference: a bronze of the same iconography in Himalayan Art Resources, Item No. 34135 Provenance: Shirley Day