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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESVARA
18TH CENTURY
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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESVARA
18TH CENTURY
Seated in dhyanasana with hands in vitarka mudra, holding an elixir bottle in the left hand and a willow stem in the right, clad in a finely cast shawl open at the chest revealing an elaborate jeweleled necklace above a jeweled dhoti tied at the waist, the borders incised with floral scroll, the figure's broad face with downcast eyes and crisp features, the long hair dressed in an elaborate high coiffure, and with elongated earlobes suspending ornate earrings, the tiered crown inset with faux jewels
5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm.) high
18TH CENTURY
Seated in dhyanasana with hands in vitarka mudra, holding an elixir bottle in the left hand and a willow stem in the right, clad in a finely cast shawl open at the chest revealing an elaborate jeweleled necklace above a jeweled dhoti tied at the waist, the borders incised with floral scroll, the figure's broad face with downcast eyes and crisp features, the long hair dressed in an elaborate high coiffure, and with elongated earlobes suspending ornate earrings, the tiered crown inset with faux jewels
5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm.) high