Lot Essay
For the attendant figures compare with a fragment of a backplate from the Eilenberg Collection, see M. Lerner and S. Kossak, The Lotus Transcendent, 1991, cat. no. 87, p. 117.
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SWAT, 7TH/8TH CENTURY
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A bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara
Swat, 7th/8th century
Seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base, his right hand in vitarka mudra and his left hand holding a lotus, clad in a tightly-fitted dhoti, wearing multiple necklaces and jewelry, the face with inlaid silver eyes and surmounted by a foliate tiara centered with Amitabha, flanked by Bodhisattvas and backed by an openwork halo topped with a stupa
5¾ in. (14.5 cm.) high
Swat, 7th/8th century
Seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base, his right hand in vitarka mudra and his left hand holding a lotus, clad in a tightly-fitted dhoti, wearing multiple necklaces and jewelry, the face with inlaid silver eyes and surmounted by a foliate tiara centered with Amitabha, flanked by Bodhisattvas and backed by an openwork halo topped with a stupa
5¾ in. (14.5 cm.) high
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