14. Four-armed Samvara
Tibet
15th c.
painted clay
11 inches tall (12 3/4 inches with base)
Detail:close up of faces from the side
This figure is in a style very similar to the clay figures of Gyantse, one of the greatest monuments of central Tibet, and can be attributed to that region. The construction is clay modelled over a wooden armature, painted in "cold gold". Detail: view from the right side
