A SRI LANKA, ANURADHAPURA STYLE, BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESVARA, standing in samabhanga, his right hand in abhayamudra, the left in katakamudra, wearing vertical pleated dhoti, tigerskin around his hips, yajnopavita, his face with almond-shaped eyes, pouting lips, elongated earlobes, leaf-shaped ornaments above the ears and high jatamakuta, green patina and traces of gilding, 8th Century
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A SRI LANKA, ANURADHAPURA STYLE, BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESVARA, standing in samabhanga, his right hand in abhayamudra, the left in katakamudra, wearing vertical pleated dhoti, tigerskin around his hips, yajnopavita, his face with almond-shaped eyes, pouting lips, elongated earlobes, leaf-shaped ornaments above the ears and high jatamakuta, green patina and traces of gilding, 8th Century
21 cm high, on stand
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