明 丹薩替寺造鎏金銅嵌寶觀音菩薩立像

the divinity modelled standing on a raised pedestal, her right hand in abhaya mudra and the left hand in varada mudra holding a spray of lotus, dressed in a loose dhoti and bejewelled with Bodhisattva jewellery embellished with coloured stones, metal stand

There is a crack in the cast extending from the right hip and across the waist. There is some wear to the gilding and typical rubbing to the pigment on the reverse of her hair and to the back of her right shoulder. The face if gilded and further painted with coloured lacquer flaking in areas, the original gilding showing underneath such as on the eyebrows, upper right forehead, or tip of the nose. There is further rubbing or oxidisation in areas, all consistent with age and showing on the photo.
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