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NEPAL, CIRCA 16TH CENTURY
Details
A bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara
Nepal, circa 16th century
The six-armed and eleven-headed deity standing on a flared lotus base, his principal hands in anjali mudra and the rest radiating about him, wearing layered dhoti with incised hems secured with beaded festoons and flowing sashes, an animal skin around his shoulders and multiple necklaces, his long hair flowing down his back, the faces with benign expression and remains of gilding
16 in. (40.6 cm.) high
Nepal, circa 16th century
The six-armed and eleven-headed deity standing on a flared lotus base, his principal hands in anjali mudra and the rest radiating about him, wearing layered dhoti with incised hems secured with beaded festoons and flowing sashes, an animal skin around his shoulders and multiple necklaces, his long hair flowing down his back, the faces with benign expression and remains of gilding
16 in. (40.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired circa 1983, New York