Caption

Amitayus; creator, Buddhist/Tibetan/Himalayan/Mongolian art; Himalayan and Mongolian cultural origins; Buddha iconography with ushnisha; lotus throne; vajras; 2nd half of the 18th–1st half of the 19th century; Inner Mongolia; sculpture figurine, cult object; height 37.5 cm; weight 2.12 kg., The image shows the underside of an object with a worn wooden base in shades of tan and light brown, bordered by a rim of darker beige and pale cream where the material is chipped; a faded circular paper label with a scalloped edge and brownish line drawings is affixed near the center with a small curled lift at its edge; several short blue marks are visible on the wood surface; along the left edge a row of small rounded metallic beads in a dull gold color peeks into view, and a small dark brown triangular wood fragment is attached near the left interior; the background is a smooth medium gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_349

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60.2Mb (3.8Mb) / 18.7in x 12.5in / 5616 x 3744 (300dpi)

Keywords

Amitayus creator Buddhist Tibetan Himalayan Mongolian art Mongolian cultural origins Buddha iconography ushnisha lotus throne vajras 2nd half 18th–1st half 19th century Inner Mongolia sculpture figurine cult object height 37.5 cm weight 2.12 kg image underside object worn wooden base shades tan light brown bordered rim darker beige pale cream material chipped faded circular paper label scalloped edge brownish line drawings affixed near center small curled lift edge several short blue marks visible wood surface left edge row rounded metallic beads dull gold color peeks view small dark brown triangular wood fragment attached near left interior background smooth medium gray.