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A gilt bronze figure of eleven-faced Avalokiteshvara, Tibet/Nepal, 19th Century.

Estimate
12 000 - 15 000 SEK
1 120 - 1 400 EUR
1 190 - 1 480 USD
Hammer price
30 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
A gilt bronze figure of eleven-faced Avalokiteshvara, Tibet/Nepal, 19th Century.

Height 18,2 cm. Base plate loose. Secondary throne enclosed (measurements of the throne 13x12x7,5 cm).

Wear. Missing parts.

Provenance

The Collection of Arne Nilsson, Sandviken. Purchased at Bukowskis 16/10 1947, catalogue 338, lot no 588.

More information

The then lower heads represent mastery of the ten different bodhisattva stages, the eleventh, top head is manifested by the celestial teacher of Avalokiteshvara, Amitabha himself.