An important and large gilt bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara
KASHMIR SCHOOL IN WESTERN TIBET, 9TH/10TH CENTURY
An important and large gilt bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara Kashmir school in Western Tibet, 9th/10th century Expressively cast standing with his right hand lowered in the open-handed gesture of compassion varada mudra and his left hand resting against his hips, wearing a long dhoti finely incised with alternating bands patterned with diamonds and florets, an eloborate beaded necklace, armlets and a sash, all with pendent jewels, the ears with a diamond pendant and large earrings, the chest well-defined and powerfully modeled, his face with a benign expression with large almond-shaped eyes inlaid in silver, surmounted by a headdress of crescent moons enclosing jewels, with undulating sashes flaring down to the shoulders 27 in. (68.5 cm.) high
An important and large gilt bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara
KASHMIR SCHOOL IN WESTERN TIBET, 9TH/10TH CENTURY
An important and large gilt bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara Kashmir school in Western Tibet, 9th/10th century Expressively cast standing with his right hand lowered in the open-handed gesture of compassion varada mudra and his left hand resting against his hips, wearing a long dhoti finely incised with alternating bands patterned with diamonds and florets, an eloborate beaded necklace, armlets and a sash, all with pendent jewels, the ears with a diamond pendant and large earrings, the chest well-defined and powerfully modeled, his face with a benign expression with large almond-shaped eyes inlaid in silver, surmounted by a headdress of crescent moons enclosing jewels, with undulating sashes flaring down to the shoulders 27 in. (68.5 cm.) high
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