A VERY LARGE GREEN AMETHYST HEAD OF GUANYIN MOUNTED AS A LAMP China, 1900 to 1920. The transparent stone is of an appealing green tone with lighter inclusions and fine veining depicting the head of Guanyin, with delicately carved facial features, big nose, and downcast eyes, flanked by her elongated earlobes, wearing a five-tiered crown with tiny buddha faces. Mounted as a lamp on a segmented wood base.

Condition: Good condition with minor surface wear, natural cracks, small chips and inclusions. As seen in the photos the electric mechanism is currently working but we do not guarantee on its functioning.
Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. István Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe

Weight: 6 kg (excl. base)
Dimension: Height 27.2 cm (excl. base)