Ṣaḍakṣarī Avalokiteśvara

Mongolian Collection

Accession Nr.: 70.10.1
Type: sculpture; metalwork; statuette
Date of production:
19-20tn centuries
Place of production:
Materials: bronze
Techniques: cast; gilt
Dimensions: height: 4.8 cm
width: 3.6 cm
depth: 2.5 cm
A gilded statue depicting Sadaksari Avalokitesvara four-armed bodhisattva (Tib.: yi ge drug pa). He has the appropriate attributes in his four hands. The Dalai Lamas are his incarnations. Tibetan iscription on its back.Its base plate is missing.