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ANOTHER PROPERTY
A bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara
SWAT VALLEY, 7TH/8TH CENTURY
Details
A bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara
Swat Valley, 7th/8th century
Seated in dhyanasana over a double-lotus base with his right hand extended, clad in a long pleated dhoti tied at his waist and an antelope skin draped over his left shoulder, further adorned by a necklace, bracelets and armlets, his face in a benign expression with inset copper lips, silver eyes and a silver urna centered above his arched eyebrows, flanked by elongated earlobes with large round earrings, his hair pulled into a high chignon and secured with a tall crown
5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high
Swat Valley, 7th/8th century
Seated in dhyanasana over a double-lotus base with his right hand extended, clad in a long pleated dhoti tied at his waist and an antelope skin draped over his left shoulder, further adorned by a necklace, bracelets and armlets, his face in a benign expression with inset copper lips, silver eyes and a silver urna centered above his arched eyebrows, flanked by elongated earlobes with large round earrings, his hair pulled into a high chignon and secured with a tall crown
5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Japanese Collection, acquired in the 1990s