A PARCEL-GILT SILVER EMBOSSED METAL AMULET DEPICTING AMITAYUS

Description:

Tibet, 19th/ 20th cent.
H. 19 cm
The plaque embossed with Amitayus seated in vajrasana on a lotus base with both hands resting in dhyanamudra on his lap supporting the kalasha, wearing dhoti, scarf draped around his shoulders, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression, his hairdo combed in a chignon secured with a tiara and a double aureole behind, the reverse incised with the mantras ‘aum ah hum’.
Old Southern German private collection, assembled since the 1970s - Minor traces of age