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TIBET, 15TH/16TH CENTURY
Details
A gilt bronze figure of a Sakya lama
Tibet, 15th/16th century
Seated in lalitasana on a double-lotus base with his right hand in vitarkamudra and his left in varadamudra, dressed in heavy robes with incised hems, the face with straight nose and almond-shaped eyes surmounted by a cap with long lappets, with an inscription on the back of the base
4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm.) high
Tibet, 15th/16th century
Seated in lalitasana on a double-lotus base with his right hand in vitarkamudra and his left in varadamudra, dressed in heavy robes with incised hems, the face with straight nose and almond-shaped eyes surmounted by a cap with long lappets, with an inscription on the back of the base
4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection, California, acquired on 17 April 1987