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14TH CENTURY
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a fine nepalese gilt-bronze figure of maitreya
14th century
Standing in tribhanga on a circular base, his right hand in vitarkamudra, the left stretched downwards and holding the kamandalu and formerly the stem of a lotus, its upper section flowering along his shoulder and set with a coloured glass-bead, wearing dhoti engraved with scrolling floral motifs, sashes falling in between his legs, antelope-upavita, ornaments set with semi-precious stones, his face with serene expression, inlaid urna, crown with kirttimuka in front and set with turquoise, lapis lazuli and glass-beads, elongated earlobes set with semi-precious stones, high chignon with stupa in front
24.5 cm high, on base
14th century
Standing in tribhanga on a circular base, his right hand in vitarkamudra, the left stretched downwards and holding the kamandalu and formerly the stem of a lotus, its upper section flowering along his shoulder and set with a coloured glass-bead, wearing dhoti engraved with scrolling floral motifs, sashes falling in between his legs, antelope-upavita, ornaments set with semi-precious stones, his face with serene expression, inlaid urna, crown with kirttimuka in front and set with turquoise, lapis lazuli and glass-beads, elongated earlobes set with semi-precious stones, high chignon with stupa in front
24.5 cm high, on base
Provenance
Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck