Figure
Artist
Unknown
CultureNepalese | Tibetan | Chinese
DateNo Date
MediumGilt | Bronze
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. James C. Perry in Memory of Nancy Nash Perry
Object number36.8.20
Not on view
DescriptionHeavy figure sits in lotus position with hands, palms up, in lap. Small footed urn with foliage in it is held on lap. Figure wears tall hairdo with tiara with jeweled pendants, earrings, arm bands and necklace. A strand of hair falls over each shoulder. Base of piece covered with thin copperplate incised with crossed VAJRAS. Some dark pigment on hair. Part of a study collection.
