Caption

Jambhala, Himalayan culture, Tibetan Buddhist art, Himalayan art, dharmapala iconography, lotus throne iconography, cast copper, 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 sculpted figure shown from the rear seated on a rounded base, rendered in metallic brown with traces of blue on the top of the head; the figure wears layered garments and a detailed headdress with textured strands and ornamental bands, and has rounded shoulders, arms bent at the sides, and a rounded back and folded legs; the base is decorated with repeating petal-like motifs and beaded edging; the background is a smooth neutral gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_215

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.1Mb (2.7Mb) / 12.5in x 12.5in / 3744 x 3744 (300dpi)

Keywords

Jambhala Himalayan culture Tibetan Buddhist art 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 sculpted figure shown rear seated rounded base rendered metallic brown traces blue top head figure wears layered garments detailed headdress textured strands ornamental bands rounded shoulders arms bent sides rounded back folded legs base decorated repeating petal- motifs beaded edging background smooth neutral gray.