A gilded bronze figure of the Dhyanibuddha Amitābha (Amityaus) seated in padmasana on a throne supported by peacocks and with an elaborate backplate and umbrella. Inscribed
Details
- Title : Dhyanibuddha Amitābha (Amityaus)
- Year : 1748 (Newari Samvat 859) 859 (S)
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Gilded bronze
- Dimension : Height: 39.4 centimetres Width: 23 centimetres Depth: 19 centimetres
- Accession No : 1928,0515.1 Object reference number: RRI7157
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Collection : The British Museum
- Credit Line : Purchased from: H W Underwood
- Acquisition Method : Purchased: Acquisition date 1928
- Status : Not on display
- Bibliography : von Schroeder 1981 107C
- Inscriptions : Inscription on front of base : A dedicatory inscription in two lines dated in the Newari Samvat 859 (AD 1748)