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TIBET, CIRCA 13TH/14TH CENTURY
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An Unusual Bronze Figure of Maitreya
Tibet, circa 13th/14th Century
Finely modeled seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base with his hands supporting lotus stems flanking his shoulders and bearing his vase attribute, wearing a sash with incised foliate hem, his figure adorned with jeweled belt and necklace, and large disk-shaped earrings issuing lotuses, his face cold-gilt and painted with polychrome colors, wearing a foliate crown bearing a stupa, his locks arranged in a tall chignon topped by a lotus bud; base sealed and incised with a visvavajra
6 7/8 in. (17.4 cm.) high
Tibet, circa 13th/14th Century
Finely modeled seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base with his hands supporting lotus stems flanking his shoulders and bearing his vase attribute, wearing a sash with incised foliate hem, his figure adorned with jeweled belt and necklace, and large disk-shaped earrings issuing lotuses, his face cold-gilt and painted with polychrome colors, wearing a foliate crown bearing a stupa, his locks arranged in a tall chignon topped by a lotus bud; base sealed and incised with a visvavajra
6 7/8 in. (17.4 cm.) high