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TIBET, 16TH/17TH CENTURY
Details
A bronze figure of Padmasambhava
Tibet, 16th/17th century
Seated in lalitasana on a lotus with beaded rim, clad in pleated monastic robes, slippers, and jewelry, holding a vajra in the right hand and a kapala and khatvanga staff in the left, the face gilt and with a lively expression and the hair piled in a chignon crowned by a tiara
2 7/8 in. (7.2 cm.) high
Tibet, 16th/17th century
Seated in lalitasana on a lotus with beaded rim, clad in pleated monastic robes, slippers, and jewelry, holding a vajra in the right hand and a kapala and khatvanga staff in the left, the face gilt and with a lively expression and the hair piled in a chignon crowned by a tiara
2 7/8 in. (7.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Ghigo Collection, London, acquired in London before 2000