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Phurbu and gilded bronze statuette of a deity; the phurbu has a three-part blade adorned with a makara’s head, the upper section decorated with three grimacing deities’ heads, surmounted by a half-vajra; the statuette, depicted seated before a mandorla, with four arms holding various attributes.

H. 12 and 23 cm

Expert: Philippe Delalande Expertise – Qinghua Yin