An Indian silver-inlaid bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, Northeastern India, presumably Pala period, total H 16 cm - weight about 936 g

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An Indian silver-inlaid bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, Northeastern India, presumably Pala period, total H 16 cm - weight about 936 g An Indian silver-inlaid bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, shown seated in lalitasana on a double-lotus throne supported by a stepped rectangular plinth, his right hand is lowered in varadamudra, the gesture of charity, while his left hand rests behind the thigh, elegantly attired in a diaphanous dhoti incised with delicate floral patterns and silver inlaid circular medallions, the serene face characterised by heavy-lidded eyes and his hair is piled high into a tall jatamukuta and secured with a silver inlaid band, a small figure of a kneeling donor is depicted in anjalimudra, to the lower right of the base, Northeastern India, presumably Pala period, total H 16 cm - weight about 936 g

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