A GILT-BRONZE PLAQUE OF A LOKAPALA Tibet, 18th... Lot 50

A GILT-BRONZE PLAQUE OF A LOKAPALA Tibet, 18th c. H. 11,8 cm (o.S.) Seated with legs widespread on a double cushion covered with a blanket, both hands holding the lute, wearing armour, pair of boots, his face displaying a severe expression with bulging eyes below arched eyebrows, and his head topped with a helmet, on a wood base. Southern German private property, acquired from the collection of Prof. Dr Hermann Schröder (1902-1991), Aachen, and his family - Minim. traces of age