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WESTERN TIBET, CIRCA 12TH CENTURY
Details
A bronze figure of a bodhisattva
Western Tibet, circa 12th century
Standing with both legs straight with the right hand in varadamudra and the left holding the stem of a lotus blossoming at the shoulder, clad in a knee-length dhoti with heavy pendant folds and adorned with various necklaces and the sacred thread, the face with benevolent expression flanked by large hooped earrings and surmounted by a foliate tiara with flared ribbons, the hair arranged in a tall chignon and topped with a knop
5½ in. (14 cm.) high
Western Tibet, circa 12th century
Standing with both legs straight with the right hand in varadamudra and the left holding the stem of a lotus blossoming at the shoulder, clad in a knee-length dhoti with heavy pendant folds and adorned with various necklaces and the sacred thread, the face with benevolent expression flanked by large hooped earrings and surmounted by a foliate tiara with flared ribbons, the hair arranged in a tall chignon and topped with a knop
5½ in. (14 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection, Europe, acquired at Sotheby's New York, 22 March 1989, lot 273
Literature
Himalayan Art Resources (himalayanart.org), item no. 23412