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A fine and very rare parcel-gilt polychrome bronze figure of…
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Melbourne
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19-Nov-2013
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A fine and very rare parcel-gilt polychrome bronze figure of Makaramukha Dakini, 18th/early 19th century, the elephant-headed deity with flaming red hair and wearing a crown, dancing on one leg on a supine figure, the jewellery and the face in gilt, supported on a waisted lotus pedestal. 39.5 cm high. Provenance: From the private collection of Robert Bleakley, cataloguer of Tibetan and Indian art, London, 1978-1982. Founding CEO and chairman of Sotheby's Australia, 1982-1998., *see the Capital Museum, Beijing for another example of this deity (with base missing)
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Oriental: Bronze