Tibet 14th c. gilded bronze 34.8cm (13 3/4 inches) |
Detail: Face detail He is seated in dhyanasana, hands crossed before his chest and holding the stems of lotus flowers, which rise to the sides and carry the vajra at the right shoulder (missing) and the ghanta at the left (partially missing). He wears the tiara of a Bodhisattva, centred by a kirtimukha mask, and the diaphanous dhoti and jewellery of an Indian prince. The sensuous modelling and features are testimony to the strong Pala influences, as well as the large, flat lotus-flower heads and the stupa shaped crown. Detail: Mudra |
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