A rare bronze figure of Padmapani
A rare bronze figure of Padmapani

SWAT VALLEY, CIRCA 8TH CENTURY

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A rare bronze figure of Padmapani
Swat Valley, circa 8th Century
Seated in 'Royal Ease' lalitasana on a lotus base with a small figure of a donor at the corner, his right elbow resting on his thigh with his index finger pointing towards his face in a graceful gesture, holding the stem of a lotus flower balanced against his shoulder with his left hand, wearing a dhoti finely pleated around his legs and the sacred thread across his shoulders, his face with a benign expression with bow-shaped mouth and eyes inlaid in silver beneath incised arched brows, with a trefoil tiara centered by Amitabha
5 in. (14 cm.) high