A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF EKADASHALOKESHVARA

Description:

Tibeto-Chinese, late 18th/ early 19th c.
H. 16,4 cm
Standing in samabhanga on a separate cast lotus-base with the principle hands in anjalimudra while the other six arms radiate around his body, wearing dhoti, scarf draped around his shoulders, its streamers encircling the arms and the finials curling up, bejewelled, his eleven faced-head displaying mainly serene facial expressions, the upper head of Buddha and their hair secured with tiaras, resealed.
Old Berlin private collection, assembled before 1990
Attributes lost, very minor wear