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Gilt bronze figure of a deified lama seated in
Gilt bronze figure of a deified lama seated in
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1394
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Gilt bronze figure of a deified lama seated in attitude of royal ease; lohan/arhat, probably Nagasena (MDL)Tibet, c. 1700
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Gilt bronze figure of a deified lama seated in
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BATEA : 1394
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Lama
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metal; bronze; Tibet; lama; monk; Qing; 18th century; figure; mudra; Buddhist; Buddhism; religion; lotus; beard; moustache; portrait; monk; vajra; lohan; arhat
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WRONG IMAGE
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A gilt bronze figure of a deified lama seated in attitude of royal ease (rajalilasana) on a rectangular throne moulded round its base and top (except at the back) with lotus petals. His left hand is holding a kalasa and his right hand is in the karana mudra. His face is treated as a portrait with curly beard, moustache and eyebrows and he has a bald head. The figure is shown wearing a monastic robes and slippers, part of his breast is uncovered. The base is sealed with a plate with an inscribed (but not gilded) double vajra. There is a Tibetan inscription incised at the back and the Chinese numeral '50'.
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bronze
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good
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gilt
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16.2cm
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c.1700
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Tibet
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