a tibetan bronze figure of vairocana

16TH CENTURY

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a tibetan bronze figure of vairocana
16th century
Seated in vajrasana on a double lotus, the many ornaments partly executed in copper and silver, the pectoral ornament inlaid with turquoise, holding his hands in dharmacakramudra with gold hand cakras, the arms flanked by lotus stems, the delicately executed face with downcast expression, silver inlaid eyes, arched eyebrows and a gold urna, surmounted by a five-leaf crown with silver rosettes, the central top with gold and a high chignon, sealed
16.5 cm high

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