Caption

Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva, Tibetan Buddhist art, Buddhist art, Himalayan art, bodhisattva iconographic, lotus throne iconographic, 17th century, Nepal, sculpture, figurine, cult object, height 24.5 cm, A dark metal statue of a multi-armed figure standing on an ornate round base against a plain light gray background; the figure wears an elaborate headdress and jewelry, has a serene facial expression, and is dressed in a long patterned garment with flowing decorative elements at the hips; several arms extend from the torso in various gestures, some holding small sculpted objects, and the metal shows subtle highlights of worn lighter tones on raised areas.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_349

License type

Rights managed

Available size

73.6Mb (1.1Mb) / 14.3in x 20.0in / 4286 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva Tibetan Buddhist art Buddhist art Himalayan art bodhisattva iconographic lotus throne iconographic 17th century Nepal sculpture figurine cult object height 24.5 cm dark metal statue multi-armed figure standing ornate round base plain light gray background figure wears elaborate headdress jewelry serene facial expression dressed long patterned garment flowing decorative elements hips several arms extend torso various gestures holding small sculpted objects metal subtle highlights worn lighter tones raised areas.