A silver- and copper- inlaid bronze figure of a Bon deity
Tibet, Bon, circa 16th century
Seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base over a stepped peacock throne, wearing a dhoti incised all over with a foliate pattern and a sash draped over the shoulders and tied securely across the chest, the face with full lips and silver- and copper-inlaid eyes surmounted by a foliate tiara, backed by an openwork aureole with makaras, lions consuming humans and dragons eating serpents, topped by a Garuda, the base sealed and with an inscription on the reverse
10 in. (25.4 cm.) high
A silver- and copper- inlaid bronze figure of a Bon deity
Tibet, Bon, circa 16th century
Seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base over a stepped peacock throne, wearing a dhoti incised all over with a foliate pattern and a sash draped over the shoulders and tied securely across the chest, the face with full lips and silver- and copper-inlaid eyes surmounted by a foliate tiara, backed by an openwork aureole with makaras, lions consuming humans and dragons eating serpents, topped by a Garuda, the base sealed and with an inscription on the reverse
10 in. (25.4 cm.) high