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NORTHEASTERN INDIA, PALA PERIOD, 12TH CENTURY
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A Gilt Bronze Figure of Manjushri
Northeastern India, Pala Period, 12th Century
Seated in rajalilasana atop a double-lotus base, his upraised right knee supported by a meditation belt, traces of polychromy remaining on his chignon and tiara, framed behind by a flaming mandorla and shaded by a parasol, all supported on a tiered openwork base
9½ in. (24 cm.) high
Northeastern India, Pala Period, 12th Century
Seated in rajalilasana atop a double-lotus base, his upraised right knee supported by a meditation belt, traces of polychromy remaining on his chignon and tiara, framed behind by a flaming mandorla and shaded by a parasol, all supported on a tiered openwork base
9½ in. (24 cm.) high