Lot Essay
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EARLY 16TH CENTURY
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a tibetan bronze figure of nag.po.pa
early 16th century
Seated on top of a flayed antilope-skin spreaded over a lotus base, his both hands in vitarkamudra, holding lotus buds and lotus stems flanking the upper arms, wearing ornaments and an incised skirt, the face bearded and with mild expression, surmounted by a five-leaf crown and a jatamukuta, unsealed
17 cm high
early 16th century
Seated on top of a flayed antilope-skin spreaded over a lotus base, his both hands in vitarkamudra, holding lotus buds and lotus stems flanking the upper arms, wearing ornaments and an incised skirt, the face bearded and with mild expression, surmounted by a five-leaf crown and a jatamukuta, unsealed
17 cm high