Lotus flower with Buddhist deities, 19th century, Nepal, lotus mandala depicting Hevajra and Nairatmya, Himalayan/Nepalese Buddhist art; cult object, bronze, height 20.3 cm, width 8.0 cm; iconography: lotus, pairs of lovers, bodhisattva, enlightenment., A decorative metal object rests horizontally on a reflective surface, showing a rounded bulbous end with embossed floral and leafy motifs and several applied plates, and a long openwork section composed of scrolling, intertwined vine-like elements; the metal appears in shades of silver and muted gold with areas of darker tarnish, and the background is a uniform pale gray.
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Lotus flower with Buddhist deities, 19th century, Nepal, lotus mandala depicting Hevajra and Nairatmya, Himalayan/Nepalese Buddhist art; cult object, bronze, height 20.3 cm, width 8.0 cm; iconography: lotus, pairs of lovers, bodhisattva, enlightenment., A decorative metal object rests horizontally on a reflective surface, showing a rounded bulbous end with embossed floral and leafy motifs and several applied plates, and a long openwork section composed of scrolling, intertwined vine-like elements; the metal appears in shades of silver and muted gold with areas of darker tarnish, and the background is a uniform pale gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A23_440

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Keywords

Lotus flower Buddhist deities 19th century Nepal lotus mandala depicting Hevajra Nairatmya Himalayan Nepalese Buddhist art cult object bronze height 20.3 cm width 8.0 cm iconography lotus pairs lovers bodhisattva enlightenment decorative metal object rests horizontally reflective surface showing rounded bulbous embossed floral leafy motifs several applied plates long openwork section composed scrolling intertwined vine- elements metal shades silver muted gold areas darker tarnish background uniform pale gray.

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