Head, Tibetan, monks, disciples, Tibetan Buddhist art, Buddhist art, faces, 19th/20th century, Tibet, figurine, sculpture; height 8.9 cm, width 3.5 cm, A sculpted metallic face mask lying on a flat surface, viewed from the front with the chin nearest the camera, showing closed eyes, a nose, and relaxed mouth features; the mask has an irregular skirt-like flange around its lower edge with uneven, slightly torn contours and small perforations, and the surface displays a mottled patina with dark brown, black, copper, and hints of reddish tones against a pale gray background.
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Head, Tibetan, monks, disciples, Tibetan Buddhist art, Buddhist art, faces, 19th/20th century, Tibet, figurine, sculpture; height 8.9 cm, width 3.5 cm, A sculpted metallic face mask lying on a flat surface, viewed from the front with the chin nearest the camera, showing closed eyes, a nose, and relaxed mouth features; the mask has an irregular skirt-like flange around its lower edge with uneven, slightly torn contours and small perforations, and the surface displays a mottled patina with dark brown, black, copper, and hints of reddish tones against a pale gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A28_357

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Keywords

Head Tibetan monks disciples Tibetan Buddhist art Buddhist art faces 19th 20th century Tibet figurine sculpture height 8.9 cm width 3.5 cm sculpted metallic face mask lying flat surface viewed front chin nearest camera showing closed eyes nose relaxed mouth features irregular skirt- flange lower edge uneven slightly torn contours small perforations surface displays mottled patina dark brown black copper hints reddish tones pale gray background.

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