A BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS

Description:

Tibet, 18th/ 19th cent.
H. 17,8 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus base with both hands resting on his lap in dhyanamudra, wearing dhoti, scarf draped across his chest, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows that run into his nose-bridge, smiling lips, elongated earlobes with ear ornaments, his hair combed in a chignon topped with a ratna and secured with a simple tiara consisting of pearled strings attached to a central ornament, unsealed.
Old European private collection, assembled by repute before 2000 - Minor traces of age, minor wear