A Bronze Figure of a Bodhisattva
A Bronze Figure of a Bodhisattva

WESTERN TIBET, 14TH CENTURY

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A Bronze Figure of a Bodhisattva
Western Tibet, 14th Century
Seated in dhyanasana with his hands folded above his lap in dhyana mudra, wearing a short diaphanous sanghati with finely incised floral patterns, a necklace with a floral pendant and the 'magic thread' across his shoulder, his face with a gentle smile with downcast eyes beneath high arched brows surmounted by an elaborate tiara tied with ribbons falling down over both shoulders, the bronze with a deep brown patina
13 in. (33.1 cm.) high

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