A FINELY CARVED LIMESTONE HEAD OF A BODHISATTVA

Lot 838
23.09.2022 08:30UTC -05:00
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Event locationUSA, New York
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ID 807584
Lot 838 | A FINELY CARVED LIMESTONE HEAD OF A BODHISATTVA
Estimate value
$ 25 000 – 35 000
A FINELY CARVED LIMESTONE HEAD OF A BODHISATTVA

LIAO DYNASTY (AD 907-1125)

The face is carved with a small mouth and half-lidded eyes below elegant brows and finely coiffed hair. The elaborate crown is decorated in the center with lotus scroll and surrounded by petal motifs.

19 in. (48.3 cm.) high, metal stand





Provenance

J. J. Lally & Co., New York, 5 January 2000.

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