Caption

Lotus flower with Buddhist deities, 19th century, Nepal, cult object; bronze lotus mandala depicting lotus and Buddhist deities bodhisattva iconography, pairs of lovers, enlightenment; height 20.3 cm, width 8.0 cm., An ornate metallic object with a silvery-gray color is centered against a plain light gray background; the object features a decorative cup-like top with pointed petal-shaped extensions, detailed relief figures and floral motifs, a small ornate spout-like extension on one side, and an openwork cylindrical stem composed of intertwined scrolling patterns and leaf-like elements, all exhibiting a metallic sheen with darker gray shadows and subtle highlights.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A23_431

License type

Rights managed

Available size

82.4Mb (1.3Mb) / 20.0in x 16.0in / 6000 x 4800 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lotus flower Buddhist deities 19th century Nepal cult object bronze lotus mandala depicting lotus Buddhist deities bodhisattva iconography pairs lovers enlightenment height 20.3 cm width 8.0 cm ornate metallic object silvery-gray color centered plain light gray background object features decorative cup- top pointed petal-shaped extensions detailed relief figures floral motifs small ornate spout- extension side openwork cylindrical stem composed intertwined scrolling patterns leaf- elements exhibiting metallic sheen darker gray shadows subtle highlights.