A GILT-COPPER EMBOSSED THRONE SECTION

Description:

Tibet, 16th cent.
H. 20 cm / 29,4 cm
The rectangular-shaped throne section is hammered in ajour with a central placed bodhisattva standing on a lotus base, both hands holding a stem of a lotus flowering along his upper arms, wearing dhoti, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression, the figure set between three struts of the throne and topped with a makara, on stand.
Old German private collection, assembled prior to 2000 - Chipped, traces of age