A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SYAMATARA, Mongolia, 18th ct., seated in lalitasana on a lotus base with her right hand in varadamudra while the left is raised in vitarkamudra, both originally holding stems of lotuses flowering along her upper shoulders, wearing sari, scarf, bejewelled, her face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes and her hair combed in a chignon secured with a five-leaf tiara, sealed - Property from a European private collection, acquired prior to 2001 - Very minor traces of age