Amitayus Copper alloy with silver and copper inlay Tibet The rare and unusual sculpture depicting Amitayus, with hands in dhyana mudra, fingernails inlaid with copper, and holding a copper inlaid kalasha, the Buddha's eyes inlaid with silver and lips with copper, the Long Life deity adorned with bodhisattva jewelry inlaid with silver beading, a scarf falling from the shoulders and over the lower arm to the lotus pedestal, wearing a finely engraved floral patterned lower garment, and seated in vajraparyankasana on a lotus pedestal raised on a stepped platform, the throne separately cast in a darker alloy and engraved with peacocks and Buddhist emblems. height 15 3/4 in (40 cm) 16th century
Amitayus Copper alloy with silver and copper inlay Tibet The rare and unusual sculpture depicting Amitayus, with hands in dhyana mudra, fingernails inlaid with copper, and holding a copper inlaid kalasha, the Buddha's eyes inlaid with silver and lips with copper, the Long Life deity adorned with bodhisattva jewelry inlaid with silver beading, a scarf falling from the shoulders and over the lower arm to the lotus pedestal, wearing a finely engraved floral patterned lower garment, and seated in vajraparyankasana on a lotus pedestal raised on a stepped platform, the throne separately cast in a darker alloy and engraved with peacocks and Buddhist emblems. height 15 3/4 in (40 cm) 16th century
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