STATUE DE VAJRAYOGINI EN BOIS POLYCHROME - photo 1
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STATUE DE VAJRAYOGINI EN BOIS POLYCHROME

Lot 185
16.12.2022 10:30UTC +01:00
Classic
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€ 2 016
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationFrance, Paris
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ID 878453
Lot 185 | STATUE DE VAJRAYOGINI EN BOIS POLYCHROME
Estimate value
€ 2 000 – 3 000
STATUE DE VAJRAYOGINI EN BOIS POLYCHROME

TIBET, XIVÈME SIÈCLE OU POSTÉRIEUR

Elle est sculptée en relief contre une mandorle formée de volutes, et est représentée debout en ardhaparyankasana sur une base lotiforme, écrasant une divinité. Son bras droit est levé tandis que son bras gauche tenant un attribut est ramené sur son buste nu paré de bijoux. Ses yeux légèrement plissés, sa bouche est ouverte et son front est ceint d'une couronne de crânes.

Hauteur : 9,6 cm. (3 3/4 in.)





Provenance

Acquired in the early 2000s from an American private collection.



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Post lot text

A POLYCHROMED WOODEN FIGURE OF VAJRAYOGINI
TIBET, 14TH CENTURY OF LATER
Place of origin:Tibet
Auction house category:Statuettes
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