Caption

Jambhala, Himalayan culture, Tibetan Buddhist/Himalayan art, dharmapala iconography, lotus throne iconography, cast copper with gilded face later; polychrome lips, eyes, and hair, mid-19th century, Mongolia, sculpture/figurine, height 6.7 cm, width 5.3 cm, depth 4.0 cm, A small metallic figurine sits on a carved rounded base, showing a seated humanlike figure with a rounded belly, ornate jewelry including a beaded necklace, and a crownlike headdress; the figure holds a rounded object in one hand and a small animallike head in the other, and wears decorated arm and leg bands. The colors visible are bronze, gold, blue, and touches of darker brown, set against a neutral light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_214

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.1Mb (2.3Mb) / 12.5in x 12.5in / 3744 x 3744 (300dpi)

Keywords

Jambhala Himalayan culture Tibetan Buddhist Himalayan art dharmapala iconography lotus throne iconography cast copper gilded face later polychrome lips eyes hair mid-19th century Mongolia sculpture figurine height 6.7 cm width 5.3 cm depth 4.0 cm small metallic figurine sits carved rounded base showing seated humanlike figure rounded belly ornate jewelry beaded necklace crownlike headdress figure holds rounded object hand small animallike head wears decorated arm leg bands colors visible bronze gold blue touches darker brown set neutral light gray background.