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CACHEMIRE, 7th century Rare carved steatite group
Beige-oran…
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298
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CACHEMIRE, 7th century Rare carved steatite group
Beige-oran…
See original version (French)
Estimate €16,000 - €20,000
Voluntary lot
Description
CACHEMIRE, 7th century
Rare carved steatite group
Beige-orange stone, quadrangular in shape, carved in imitation of an architectural element, and depicting on each side a high-relief decoration of standing Bodhisattvas. Each is in a frontal position, dressed in a short loincloth and adorned with numerous jewels, their faces rounded and their heads crowned with tiaras. Each has four arms holding various attributes. The whole rests on a quadrangular moulded base.
Height: 9.5 cm
Width: 4 cm
Provenance: Former German private collection, probably acquired in the 1980s.
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