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A Tibetan gilt-bronze model of a seated Buddha
in dhyanasana before a vajra, the hands in bhumisparsa and dhyana mudra, on a double-lotus base supported by a faceted throne, the facade with central columned panel containing another vajra flanked by elephant and lion-heads above a further lotus-petal band between scattered flowerheads, the details inlaid in turquoise and glass -- 7.in (17.8cm) high, 16th/17th Century, (mandarla missing).
See Front Cover Illustration.
in dhyanasana before a vajra, the hands in bhumisparsa and dhyana mudra, on a double-lotus base supported by a faceted throne, the facade with central columned panel containing another vajra flanked by elephant and lion-heads above a further lotus-petal band between scattered flowerheads, the details inlaid in turquoise and glass -- 7.in (17.8cm) high, 16th/17th Century, (mandarla missing).
See Front Cover Illustration.