A NEPALESE GILT-BRASS FIGURE OF HALAHALALOKESHVARA, standing on a lotus-base, resting on a shaped pedestal, moulded with a pair of lions in front, his eight hands radiating around his body and holding the specific attributes, wearing dhoti, many bodhisattva-ornaments, his face with downcast expression, urna, five-leaf crown, a large floral aureol behind, set with stones, the reverse with inscription, dated A.D. 1897

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A NEPALESE GILT-BRASS FIGURE OF HALAHALALOKESHVARA, standing on a lotus-base, resting on a shaped pedestal, moulded with a pair of lions in front, his eight hands radiating around his body and holding the specific attributes, wearing dhoti, many bodhisattva-ornaments, his face with downcast expression, urna, five-leaf crown, a large floral aureol behind, set with stones, the reverse with inscription, dated A.D. 1897
41 cm high

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