A TERRACOTTA MODEL OF PADMASAMBHAVA

Description:

Tibet, 19th c.
H. 15 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus base with his right hand holding the vajra, the left the kapala and the trishula is placed against his left shoulder, wearing various garments including a wide-sleeved mantle falling down his body in heavy pleats, his face displaying a severe expression, his head covered with the specific bonnet and a flaming mandorla behind, the reverse inset with a relic.
South German private property, assembled before 2007
Very slightly chipped