An Important Gilt Bronze Figure of Amoghapasa

This is a superb example of Licchavi and Thakuri period sculpture, exemplified by the sensitivity of modeling, graceful flow and characteristic refinement. Compare with another example from the Nyingjei Lam Collection, see D. Weldon and J. Singer, The Sculptural Heritage of Tibet, 1999, pl. 9, p. 50f.; and with a figure of Maitreya, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, for a similar crisp treatment of the facial features and details, see P. Pal, Art of Nepal, 1985, cat. no. S20, p. 100. The base plate would have been inset into a separately cast lotus base.