A gilt-bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara

Description:

Tibet, 19th century
H. 25 cm
Standing in samabhanga on a separate cast lotus base with the multiple arms radiating around his body, the principle hands showing anjalimudra, wearing dhoti, antelope-skin draped over his left shoulder, bejewelled, his eleven faced head with the upper ones representing a wrathful deity and Buddha Amitabha, resealed.
European private ownership - Traces of age, minor wear, very slightly chipped