A TIBETAN COPPER FIGURE OF SADAKSHARILOKESVARA, seated in vajrasana on a lotus-base, his front hands in anjalimudra, both other hands holding partly silver inlaid akshamala and padma, wearing dhoti, sash, both with copper, silver and turquoise beads inlaid, short diaphanous upper garment, the border with scrolling motifs, bodhisattva-ornaments, partly inlaid with silver, copper and semi-precious stones, his face with downcast expression, silver inlaid urna and eyes, aquiline nose, partly copper inlaid lips, partly silver inlaid headdress, the high chignon surmounted by Buddha Amitabha, resealed, early 15th Century
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A TIBETAN COPPER FIGURE OF SADAKSHARILOKESVARA, seated in vajrasana on a lotus-base, his front hands in anjalimudra, both other hands holding partly silver inlaid akshamala and padma, wearing dhoti, sash, both with copper, silver and turquoise beads inlaid, short diaphanous upper garment, the border with scrolling motifs, bodhisattva-ornaments, partly inlaid with silver, copper and semi-precious stones, his face with downcast expression, silver inlaid urna and eyes, aquiline nose, partly copper inlaid lips, partly silver inlaid headdress, the high chignon surmounted by Buddha Amitabha, resealed, early 15th Century
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