A SILVER- AND COPPER-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF A BUDDHA, WESTERN TIBET, 11TH-12TH CENTURY
A SILVER- AND COPPER-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF A BUDDHA
WESTERN TIBET, 11TH-12TH CENTURY
Seated in vajrasana upon a rectangular throne decorated with lotus petals below addorsed lions and a draped textile, the broad chest partially wrapped in a diaphanous robe with an incised diaper pattern along the hems, the face with copper-inlaid lips, downcast, silver-inlaid eyes, and arched brows, the hair covering a spherical ushnisha
12 ¼ in. (31 cm.) high
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A SILVER- AND COPPER-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF A BUDDHA
WESTERN TIBET, 11TH-12TH CENTURY
Seated in vajrasana upon a rectangular throne decorated with lotus petals below addorsed lions and a draped textile, the broad chest partially wrapped in a diaphanous robe with an incised diaper pattern along the hems, the face with copper-inlaid lips, downcast, silver-inlaid eyes, and arched brows, the hair covering a spherical ushnisha
12 ¼ in. (31 cm.) high
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THE FLORENCE AND HERBERT IRVING COLLECTION
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