12-03-201012-03-2010
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2528BBoston
December 3, 2010 09:00 AMCalender
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Gilt-bronze Ekavira

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$5,925$5,000
Auction: Asian Works Of Art - 2528BLocation: BostonDate / Time: December 04, 2010 9:00AM

Description:

Gilt-bronze Ekavira, Tibet, 18th/19th century, stepping to left in alidhasana on reclining figures atop a lotus stand, the four-headed ten-armed divinity with all hands emanating from his sides holding a host of attributes, wearing a horse-head headpiece, ht. 12 1/4 in.

Provenance: Annelise Freiheit Collection and in a private collection since.
Estimate $3,000-5,000

Two-part construction; Considerable loss to gilt, minor loss to the surface in particular to the feet, no base plate

Keywords

Tibet