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14TH CENTURY
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A Tibetan bronze figure of Amitabha
14th century
Seated in vajrasana on a partly gilded lotus pericarp, both hands in dhyanamudra, wearing dhoti, bejewelled, partly with silver, copper and turquise inlay, his face with serene expression, silver urna and eyes, aquiline nose, smiling, copper inlaid lips, elongated earlobes with large ear rings, five-leaf tiara set in front of a high, blue coloured chignon, unsealed
31 cm high
14th century
Seated in vajrasana on a partly gilded lotus pericarp, both hands in dhyanamudra, wearing dhoti, bejewelled, partly with silver, copper and turquise inlay, his face with serene expression, silver urna and eyes, aquiline nose, smiling, copper inlaid lips, elongated earlobes with large ear rings, five-leaf tiara set in front of a high, blue coloured chignon, unsealed
31 cm high
Provenance
Acquired in 1989, London
Special notice
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