Caption

Thogcha with a representation of a human figure;, ; Tibetan Buddhist, Himalayan; human figures; 18th–19th century, Tibet; cult object; height 4.7 cm, width 3.0 cm, A small sculpted object sits against a light gray background, showing a worn figurative relief with a rounded top and a rectangular base. The surface of the object is primarily dark gray to almost black with patches of brownish and ochre wear that highlight shallow carved lines and shapes. The central portion suggests a seated figure within an arched outline, with raised areas that form a head and shoulders and lower raised areas that indicate a body and base. The edges are irregular and smoothed, and the overall texture appears rough and slightly pitted with some subtle reflective sheen on higher points. The visible colors are dark gray, black, brown, and ochre against the pale gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_189

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60.2Mb (2.5Mb) / 12.5in x 18.7in / 3744 x 5616 (300dpi)

Keywords

Thogcha representation human figure Tibetan Buddhist Himalayan human figures 18th–19th century Tibet cult object height 4.7 cm width 3.0 cm small sculpted object sits light gray background showing worn figurative relief rounded top rectangular base surface object primarily dark gray almost black patches brownish ochre wear highlight shallow carved lines shapes central portion seated figure within arched outline raised areas form head shoulders lower raised areas indicate body base edges irregular smoothed texture rough slightly pitted subtle reflective sheen higher points visible colors dark gray black brown ochre pale gray background.