A BRONZE FIGURE OF JAMBHALA

Description:

Nepal, 18th/ 19th c.
H. 6,2 cm
Seated in rajalilasana on a lotus-base with his right hand supporting the lemon-fruit while the left is holding the mongoose, wearing dhoti, scarf draped around his shoulders, bejewelled, his face displaying a severe expression with protruding eyes, his hair combed in a chignon secured with a tiara and a flaming mandorla behind.
From the collection of Gerd-Wolfgang Essen (1930-2007), assembled between the 1950s and 1980s
Traces of age, minor wear