A TIBETO CHINESE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS, seated in vajrasana on a high lotus throne with two lappets, dressed in a long cloak, the hems with incised decorations, wearing body-ornaments set with coloured stones, the hands in dhyanamudra, the face with serene expression, slit-eyes with details painted, beneath delicate arched eyebrows, urna, surmounted by a seven-leaf crown with open-work and a high chignon, a multitude of mantras stuck inside, 17th Century

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A TIBETO CHINESE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS, seated in vajrasana on a high lotus throne with two lappets, dressed in a long cloak, the hems with incised decorations, wearing body-ornaments set with coloured stones, the hands in dhyanamudra, the face with serene expression, slit-eyes with details painted, beneath delicate arched eyebrows, urna, surmounted by a seven-leaf crown with open-work and a high chignon, a multitude of mantras stuck inside, 17th Century
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