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TIBET, 16TH CENTURY
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A SILVER- AND COPPER-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF A LAMA
TIBET, 16TH CENTURY
Seated in dhyanasana over a double-lotus base with extensive inscription, wearing a vest with inlaid copper at the neckline and thick patchwork robes with incised hems, flanked by lotus blossoms bearing the vajra and ghanta, his serene face with silver eyes and closely cropped hair
6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) high
TIBET, 16TH CENTURY
Seated in dhyanasana over a double-lotus base with extensive inscription, wearing a vest with inlaid copper at the neckline and thick patchwork robes with incised hems, flanked by lotus blossoms bearing the vajra and ghanta, his serene face with silver eyes and closely cropped hair
6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) high
Provenance
The Sporer Collection, New Jersey, acquired between 1962 and 1985
Literature
Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 24042