Monumental Gilt Bronze 'Earth Witness' Buddha Forearm with Open Palm. Tibetan, 15th-16th century A.D. Hollow-formed arm, wrist and hand with fixing socket to the outside of the wrist; low-relief decoration to the palm; from a statue in the Bhumisparsa mudra; cracked; mounted on a custom-made stand. 21.5 kg total, 129 cm high including stand (50 3/4 in.).

Ex Sheila Allen, London. Private collection, London. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12742-236277. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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