6. A bronze image of a chorten Tibet Kadampa school circa 13th Century Height: 6 5/8" |
The well-patinated reliquary stupa of simple form, a bell shaped body rising from a double lotus base, curving in to a squared mandala shaped neck, and rising again through many tiers to a well defined lotus bud finial to its tip. Provenance: Sotheby’s New York 20th March 1997, Lot 235A. Detail: base |