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TIBET, 16TH CENTURY
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A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A LAMA
TIBET, 16TH CENTURY
Seated in dhyanasana over a double-lotus base with his hands indharmachakramudra, wearing a vest with finely incised lapel under flowing robes, flanked on either side by a lotus bearing a sword and manuscript, the face with petite features and large ears, with remains of cold gold and polychromy on face and neck
5 ¾ in. (14.5 cm.) high
TIBET, 16TH CENTURY
Seated in dhyanasana over a double-lotus base with his hands indharmachakramudra, wearing a vest with finely incised lapel under flowing robes, flanked on either side by a lotus bearing a sword and manuscript, the face with petite features and large ears, with remains of cold gold and polychromy on face and neck
5 ¾ in. (14.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection, London, acquired by 2007
Literature
Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 23959
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Sandhya Jain-Patel