Description:
Tibet, 13th/ 14th cent.
H. 20 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus base with the hands showing the bodhyagrimudra, wearing dhoti, scarf floating around his shoulders, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, raised urna at his forehead, traces of cold-gilding, elongated earlobes with ear ornaments set with turquoise beads, his hairdo combed in a chignon topped with a floral ornament and secured with a tiara decorated with a pair of flower heads and floating ribbons, unsealed.
Old Southern German private collection - Inside at the base written inventory no., possibly Schoettle East Asian Art, Stuttgart - Traces of age and very minor old repairs, slightly chipped