Caption

Lotus flower with Buddhist deities, 19th century, Nepal; bronze cult object in the form of a lotus mandala depicting Buddhist deities bodhisattva imagery, pairs of lovers, Hevajra/Nairatmya iconography, lotus iconography, associated with enlightenment; height 20.3 cm, width 8.0 cm., An ornate metallic object lies on a reflective surface against a plain light gray background, showing a bulbous, rounded head with petal-like segmented panels decorated with raised floral and foliate motifs and textured details, a short tubular opening at one end, and a complex openwork handle or extension with scrolling, pierced designs. The object displays metallic tones of aged bronze, brass, and silver with darker patina in crevices, and there is a subtle mirrored reflection of the piece on the surface below.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A23_441

License type

Rights managed

Available size

82.4Mb (1.0Mb) / 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 imagery pairs lovers Hevajra Nairatmya iconography lotus iconography associated enlightenment height 20.3 cm width 8.0 cm ornate metallic object lies reflective surface plain light gray background showing bulbous rounded head petal- segmented panels decorated raised floral foliate motifs textured details short tubular opening complex openwork handle extension scrolling pierced designs object displays metallic tones aged bronze brass silver darker patina crevices subtle mirrored reflection piece surface .