AN ELEPHANT-HEADED ATTENDANT, TIBET, 17TH CENTURY

AN ELEPHANT-HEADED ATTENDANT, TIBET, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
The massively gilt bronze figure cast standing erect on a lotus base with beaded top, the left hand raised and stretched out to present a kapala full of blood. Adorned with beaded jewelry and red pigment.

Provenance: From a private collection in Prague, Czechia.
Condition: Excellent condition with only minor wear. Sealed (the sealing plate possibly of a later date).

Weight: 211 g
Dimensions: Height 9.5 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related figure at Christies New York in The Sporer Collection of Himalayan Sculpture, 15 September 2015, lot 12, sold for USD $7,500.

十一首侍者像，西藏，十七至十八世紀
巨大的鎏金銅雕侍者像立在蓮花底座上，頭部有珠飾，左手舉起盛滿鮮血的喀巴拉並伸出來。飾有瓔珞，并且上紅色顏料。

來源：捷克布拉格私人收藏
品相：狀況極佳，僅有輕微磨損。 密封（密封板可能是後來做的）。

重量：211 克
尺寸：高9.5 厘米

拍賣結果比較：一件相似造像于2015年9月15日紐約佳士得《The Sporer Collection of Himalayan Sculpture》拍號 12，成交價USD $7,500。