The six-armed and eleven-headed deity standing on a flared lotus base, his principal hands in anjali mudra and the rest radiating about him, wearing layered dhoti with incised hems secured with beaded festoons and flowing sashes, an animal skin around his shoulders and multiple necklaces, his long hair flowing down his back, the faces with benign expression and remains of gilding 16 in. (40.6 cm.) high
Details
- Title : A bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Bronze
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : circa 16th century
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 596
- Price realised : USD 18,750
- Estimate : USD 8,000 - USD 12,000
- Provenance : Acquired circa 1983, New York