A NEPALESE BRONZE FIGURE OF GREEN TARA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

A NEPALESE BRONZE FIGURE OF GREEN TARA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY Nepal, 18th – 19th century. Seated in lalitasana on an unsealed openwork lotus base, from which lotus stems spring flanking the arms, dressed in a dhoti and adorned with jewelry, the serene face with downcast eyes surmounted by a three-leaf tiara in front of a high chignon. Condition: Good condition with minor wear and small dents and nicks, good patina. Provenance: From the collection of Georg Weifert (1850-1937). Thence by descent in the same family. Weifert was a Serbo-Austrian industrialist and the first governor of the Federal Bank of the Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. Weight: 332.4 g Dimensions: Height 11.2 cm 5% or 13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer’s premium – only for buyers within the EU.