A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA
A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA

TIBETO-CHINESE, 18TH CENTURY

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A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA
TIBETO-CHINESE, 18TH CENTURY
The eleven-headed figure standing on a single lotus base, his eight arms radiating around him and his principal hands folded in anjalimudra, wearing long flowing robes with detailed ornamentation, his heads adorned with foliate tiaras
7 1/8 in. (18 cm.) high
Provenance
The Sporer Collection, New Jersey, acquired by 4 March 1973
Literature
Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 24070

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