Caption

Dhritarashtra, Himalayan culture, Tibetan Buddhist art, Himalayan art, musical instrument, 2nd half of the 18th–19th century, Mongolia, Tibet, sculpture, figurine, cult object, height 3.4 cm, A small golden figurine of a person seated with legs bent, wearing an ornate headdress and layered clothing, holding and plucking a stringed instrument; the figure has rounded facial features and detailed decorative elements on the clothing and armor, with curved ornamental extensions behind the head and a small rounded finial atop the headdress. The scene shows a plain neutral gray background and gray surface beneath the figurine; the visible colors are gold on the figurine and shades of gray in the background and surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_213

License type

Rights managed

Available size

29.1Mb (1.2Mb) / 10.6in x 10.6in / 3190 x 3190 (300dpi)

Keywords

Dhritarashtra Himalayan culture Tibetan Buddhist art Himalayan art musical instrument 2nd half 18th–19th century Mongolia Tibet sculpture figurine cult object height 3.4 cm small golden figurine person seated legs bent wearing ornate headdress layered clothing holding plucking stringed instrument figure rounded facial features detailed decorative elements clothing armor curved ornamental extensions head small rounded finial atop headdress scene plain neutral gray background gray surface beneath visible colors gold shades gray background surface.