A GILT REPOUSSE RELIEF OF A SHARABATibet, 16th - 17th century. Gilt copper openwork repoussé with high relief and fine incisions. Depicted is a mythical being, a horned griffin with a lion body and a bird’s beak. At the back of the creature is a diminutive figure in a dancing pose. Provenance: From a large UK private collection of Himalayan art. Jonathan Tucker and Antonia Tozer Asian Art, St. James, London. German private collection.Condition: Losses as visible on the images. Extensive wear and some minor dings and dents here and there. Overall highly presentable and well-preserved condition. Modern stand. (2)Weight: 545.5 grams.Dimensions: 32 x 20 cm.Reliefs such as the present are parts of a throne back, called Torana.Compare with a relief of comparable size and with a depiction of a Kinnari, dated to the 15th century, at Sotheby’s Paris ‘Arts d’Asie’ sale on December 12th, 2013, lot 215.沙拉巴哈銅鎏金浮雕西藏,十六至十七世紀。銅鎏金高浮雕一個神話中存在的、有獅子身體和鳥喙的格里芬。 在這個生物的背後是一個跳舞姿勢的小個子人物。來源:大型英國喜馬拉雅藝術收藏。倫敦Jonathan Tucker and Antonia Tozer 亞洲藝術。德國私人收藏品相:畫面有明顯缺失;磨損嚴重,一些輕微凹陷,整體保存較好,底座較新。重量:545.5 克尺寸:32 x 20 厘米