A SMALL GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA 17TH-18TH CENTURY The bodhisattva is shown seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with right hand holding a cintamani , the other lowered with the palm turned upward, and wears a floral-patterned dhoti and multiple necklaces. The hair is worn in a high topknot behind a five-petaled crown and is surmounted by a small ornament. The bottom edge of the base is engraved with a number, shi san (thirteen), and the base is sealed with a copper plate engraved with a double vajra and the same number, shi san (thirteen). 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) high
A SMALL GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA 17TH-18TH CENTURY The bodhisattva is shown seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with right hand holding a cintamani , the other lowered with the palm turned upward, and wears a floral-patterned dhoti and multiple necklaces. The hair is worn in a high topknot behind a five-petaled crown and is surmounted by a small ornament. The bottom edge of the base is engraved with a number, shi san (thirteen), and the base is sealed with a copper plate engraved with a double vajra and the same number, shi san (thirteen). 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) high
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