Lot 686

Tibetan Bronze Dakini Dancing Female Figure

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Tibetan Bronze Dakini Dancing Female Figure

Estimate: $500 - $750

Starting Bid: $250

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by Artemis Fine Arts
July 30, 2026 8:00 AM MDT
Live Auction
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Louisville, CO, US 80027

Tibet, ca. 1st half of 20th century. Tall solid cast bronze female dancing figure, wearing an elaborate bejeweled costume, a crown decorated with five skulls, and having a very long striated hairdo down her back. She holds a food dish in her raised left hand and a crescentic knife in her right hand. Overall greenish-black surface patina. In Tibetan Buddhism, a dancing female figure is almost always a Dakini (Tibetan: Khandroma), translated poetically as a "sky dancer" or "sky walker". In folklore and dance dramas, popular figures include Achi Lhamo or Lhamo, who portrays a heavenly fairy from Tibetan mythology. 15.875" H × 9.75" W (40.32 cm H × 24.77 cm W).

Provenance: Collection of Tom Carson, NYS., active 1970’s - early 2000’s, then by descent to family.

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Item # 72194

  • Condition: Intact; in excellent condition.

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