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THE BURKHART COLLECTION
A gilt bronze figure of Marichi
MONGOLIA, 18TH CENTURY
Details
A gilt bronze figure of Marichi
Mongolia, 18th Century
Seated in lalitasana on a tiger skin over a double-lotus base with the pendant foot resting on a diminutive lotus blossom, holding a vajra to her chest in her right hand and a lotus blossom in her left, dressed in a tight-fitting robe over one shoulder and adorned with beaded jewelry, the face with third eye below a tiara, the hair secured in a chignon, the base sealed with a double-vajra
5 in. (12.7 cm.) high
Mongolia, 18th Century
Seated in lalitasana on a tiger skin over a double-lotus base with the pendant foot resting on a diminutive lotus blossom, holding a vajra to her chest in her right hand and a lotus blossom in her left, dressed in a tight-fitting robe over one shoulder and adorned with beaded jewelry, the face with third eye below a tiara, the hair secured in a chignon, the base sealed with a double-vajra
5 in. (12.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in Zurich, before 2000
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