Caption

Lotus flower with Buddhist deities, 19th century, Nepal, bronze cult object in the form of a lotus mandala depicting Buddhist deities bodhisattva iconography, lotus iconography, pairs of lovers, enlightenment, height 20.3 cm, width 8.0 cm, A metallic sculptural object shaped like an open lotus with a central figure standing on a round pedestal, surrounded by several petal-like panels each bearing smaller relief figures; the metal has a bronze or brass appearance with brown and gold tones and areas of darker patina; the petals curve upward and outward, showing carved faces and figures in low relief; the central figure has multiple arms arranged in a radial pattern and a detailed headdress; the background is a plain light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A23_430

License type

Rights managed

Available size

82.4Mb (1.4Mb) / 20.0in x 16.0in / 6000 x 4800 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lotus flower Buddhist deities 19th century Nepal bronze cult object form lotus mandala depicting Buddhist deities bodhisattva iconography lotus iconography pairs lovers enlightenment height 20.3 cm width 8.0 cm metallic sculptural object shaped open lotus central figure standing round pedestal surrounded several petal- panels bearing smaller relief figures metal bronze brass appearance brown gold tones areas darker patina petals curve upward outward showing carved faces figures low relief central figure multiple arms arranged radial pattern detailed headdress background plain light gray.