A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE DEPICTING NAMASANGITI MANJUSHRI Tibet, 14th Century

seated in vajraparyankasana atop a double lotus throne, wearing a high crown, holding a lotus stem in each hand, the left lotus with a Buddhist text atop, wearing bodhisattva jewelry inlaid with semi-precious stones, the hem of the dhoti inlaid with copper

Wear and accretion overall with some losses to inlaid stone. Traces of polychrome at hair. Right ring finger broken at first knuckle. Stem of lotus attribute at proper left likely replaced. Copper inlay to dhoti hem. Slight bending to crown sash element. Base plate intact.
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Himalayan Art Resources item no. 12921