Head, unknown provenance; Tibetan culture; monks, disciples; Tibetan Buddhist art, Buddhist art; faces; 19th–20th century; Tibet place of origin?; figurine sculpture; height 8.9 cm, width 3.5 cm, A sculpted face mask with a smooth, rounded forehead and closed eyes set within a broad, irregular halo-like backplate, showing a serene, slightly smiling mouth and a rounded chin; the surface displays a mix of dark brown, rusty orange, and black patina with patches of lighter brown and subtle metallic sheen, and the backplate has irregular edges and a small perforation on one side with areas of wear and mottled coloration.
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Head, unknown provenance; Tibetan culture; monks, disciples; Tibetan Buddhist art, Buddhist art; faces; 19th–20th century; Tibet place of origin?; figurine sculpture; height 8.9 cm, width 3.5 cm, A sculpted face mask with a smooth, rounded forehead and closed eyes set within a broad, irregular halo-like backplate, showing a serene, slightly smiling mouth and a rounded chin; the surface displays a mix of dark brown, rusty orange, and black patina with patches of lighter brown and subtle metallic sheen, and the backplate has irregular edges and a small perforation on one side with areas of wear and mottled coloration.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A28_352

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77.7Mb (1.7Mb) / 17.4in x 17.4in / 5212 x 5212 (300dpi)

Keywords

Head unknown provenance Tibetan culture monks disciples Tibetan Buddhist art Buddhist art faces 19th–20th century Tibet place origin figurine sculpture height 8.9 cm width 3.5 cm sculpted face mask smooth rounded forehead closed eyes set within broad irregular halo- backplate showing serene slightly smiling mouth rounded chin surface displays mix dark brown rusty orange black patina patches lighter brown subtle metallic sheen irregular edges small perforation side areas wear mottled coloration.

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