A GILT-COPPER EMBOSSED PLAQUE

Description:

Nepal, 18th c.
H. 29 cm
The plaque is hammered in the shape of a flaming niche containing a central placed stupa showing the eight-armed Ushnishavijaya at its domed relic structure, flanked by Manjushri raising with his right hand the sword and a chariot drawn by two horses showing a pair of worshippers and at the base of the stupa a monkey extending an offer.
Old Munich private collection, assembled before 1995
Very minor wear