A Rare Bronze Figure of a Bodhisattva
Northeastern India, Pala Period, 11th/12th Century
Very finely cast seated in lalitasana on a double-lotus base holding lotus stalks, his face with a benign expression with finely incised large almond-shaped eyes, backed by a seven-headed naga rising behind him to form a mandorla
3½ in. (8.9 cm.) high
A Rare Bronze Figure of a Bodhisattva
Northeastern India, Pala Period, 11th/12th Century
Very finely cast seated in lalitasana on a double-lotus base holding lotus stalks, his face with a benign expression with finely incised large almond-shaped eyes, backed by a seven-headed naga rising behind him to form a mandorla
3½ in. (8.9 cm.) high
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