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TIBET, 16TH CENTURY
Details
A gilt bronze figure of Amitayus
Tibet, 16th century
Finely cast seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with beaded rims, cradling the overflowing kalasa in his lap, adorned with abundant jewelry inlaid with hardstones, his lower body clad in a smoothly fitted dhoti secured with a beaded belt, the face serene with almond-shaped eyes beneath sloping brows, straight nose, and pursed lips, the forehead centered by a square urna, crowned with a foliate tiara
5 in. (12.7 cm.) high
Tibet, 16th century
Finely cast seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with beaded rims, cradling the overflowing kalasa in his lap, adorned with abundant jewelry inlaid with hardstones, his lower body clad in a smoothly fitted dhoti secured with a beaded belt, the face serene with almond-shaped eyes beneath sloping brows, straight nose, and pursed lips, the forehead centered by a square urna, crowned with a foliate tiara
5 in. (12.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Ghigo Collection, London, acquired from Sotheby's, London, 17 February 1981, lot 380