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Soo Tze Oriental Antiques

Virupaksha
China
circa 18th Century
Gilt bronze
Height: 5”

The Guardian King of the West wearing miltary armour and holding a jewel and a snake. The image is sealed and consecrated.

Provenance: Illustrated in “Tibetan or Nepalese Bronzes and Ritual Objects”, Kitty Higgins, Washington, April 6 1990.

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