A CENTRAL TIBETAN BRASS FIGURE OF A SA-SKYA-PA LAMA, seated on a lotus-base, his right hand in bhumisparsamudra, his left resting on his lap, holding the kalasa, akshamala around his wrist, wearing elaborate garments, engraved with scrolling and partly set with silver and copper flowers and Lantsha characters, his face with silver inlaid eyes, broad nose, elongated earlobes and short cut hairdress, the base with lengthy inscription in dBu-can script, sealed, early 16th Century
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A CENTRAL TIBETAN BRASS FIGURE OF A SA-SKYA-PA LAMA, seated on a lotus-base, his right hand in bhumisparsamudra, his left resting on his lap, holding the kalasa, akshamala around his wrist, wearing elaborate garments, engraved with scrolling and partly set with silver and copper flowers and Lantsha characters, his face with silver inlaid eyes, broad nose, elongated earlobes and short cut hairdress, the base with lengthy inscription in dBu-can script, sealed, early 16th Century
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