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KASHMIR, 8TH CENTURY
Details
A Brass Figure of Avalokiteshvara
Kashmir, 8th Century
Seated on a double-lotus base with his hands in dharmachakra mudra and holding a lotus in his left hand, his face inlaid with silver eyes and copper lips strongly worn from worship, backed by a flaming mandorla
5 in. (12.7 cm.) high
Kashmir, 8th Century
Seated on a double-lotus base with his hands in dharmachakra mudra and holding a lotus in his left hand, his face inlaid with silver eyes and copper lips strongly worn from worship, backed by a flaming mandorla
5 in. (12.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Collection of Prince and Princess Aschwin zur Lippe-Biesterfeld, acquired in 1972