A gilt bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara
Nepal, 14th/15th century
Standing in a gentle tribhanga, wearing an ankle-length dhoti fastened with a belt, a sash billowing about the shoulders and an antelope skin across his chest, the right hand in varadamudra and the left with fingers gracefully curled, the benign face flanked by long lobes with pendant earrings and surmounted by a tiara, the hair drawn up in a topknot
5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high
A gilt bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara
Nepal, 14th/15th century
Standing in a gentle tribhanga, wearing an ankle-length dhoti fastened with a belt, a sash billowing about the shoulders and an antelope skin across his chest, the right hand in varadamudra and the left with fingers gracefully curled, the benign face flanked by long lobes with pendant earrings and surmounted by a tiara, the hair drawn up in a topknot
5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high
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