A miniature gilt-bronze figure of a bodhisattva, Tang dynasty | 唐 鎏金銅袖珍菩薩坐像

A miniature gilt-bronze figure of a bodhisattva, 

Tang dynasty

唐 鎏金銅袖珍菩薩坐像

seated in royal ease with one arm resting on the raised knee and holding a cintamani, the expressive face looking intently and gazing upwards, adorned with an ornamented headdress, jewellery, sashes and a draped dhoti, supported by a lotus base and a pedestal

5.2 cm