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An important Tibetan densatil gilt-bronze image of an offering…
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Melbourne
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19-Nov-2013
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An important Tibetan densatil gilt-bronze image of an offering goddess, Chopay Lhamo, 14th - 15th century. Being part of a group of caryatids, (usually four), supporting the throne of a major deity, with a Newari inscription on the back of the support, 'Puja Deva Tidala' ('A Petal for the Worship of the Deity'), followed by the number 'four', a single number 'three' at the front of the support. This is evidence that it was made by Nepalese craftsman, accounting for the exceptional quality of this piece. Provenance: Densatil Monastery Private Melbourne Collection. Reference. See inset from Pietro Francesco Mele's 'Tibet', p.62 for a photo of similar figures in situ in Densatil Monastery.
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Oriental: Bronze