A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMOGHAPASHA

Description:

Nepal, 17th cent.
H. 15,8 cm
Standing in tribhanga with his right leg slightly stepping forwards, his eight arms radiating around his body, the hands holding the prescribed attributes or gestures, wearing dhoti, antelope-skin placed over his left shoulder, scarf draped around his shoulders, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, his hair combed in a chignon and secured with a tiara decorated with a pair of pattras and floating ribbons.
Old Southern German private collection, assembled since 1966 - Minro traces of age