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NEPAL, CIRCA 13TH CENTURY
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A large gilt bronze figure of Padmapani
Nepal, circa 13th Century
Gracefully standing in tribhanga with his right hand lowered in varada mudra, holding a lotus flower in his left extending up to his shoulder, wearing a short dhoti incised with intricate floral designs and secured with a sash at the waist, the 'magic thread' extending down to his knees and fastened with a ribbon at his waist, wearing a beaded necklace with pendent jewels and floret armlets and earrings, his rounded face with fine aquiline nose between gently arched brows and downcast eyes in a benign expression, surmounted by a foliate tiara centered by Amitabha and flanked by tresses of hair falling down on both shoulders
23 in. (58.4 cm.) high
Nepal, circa 13th Century
Gracefully standing in tribhanga with his right hand lowered in varada mudra, holding a lotus flower in his left extending up to his shoulder, wearing a short dhoti incised with intricate floral designs and secured with a sash at the waist, the 'magic thread' extending down to his knees and fastened with a ribbon at his waist, wearing a beaded necklace with pendent jewels and floret armlets and earrings, his rounded face with fine aquiline nose between gently arched brows and downcast eyes in a benign expression, surmounted by a foliate tiara centered by Amitabha and flanked by tresses of hair falling down on both shoulders
23 in. (58.4 cm.) high