Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13467.

Collection of the late Mr. Julian Elias, London, circa 1960s.

Good overall condition. Remains of overlay silver on necklace and the beaded crown band. Eyes inlaid with silver. Traces of polychromy and cold gilding to faces and hair of all figures suggest possible residency in Tibet in antiquity. Wear, accretion, and minor surface abrasions throughout. Lug at verso suggests possible missing aureole.
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the deity with silver inlaid eyes supported by Garuda atop a tiered rectangular base, wearing an elaborate floral headdress, beaded jewelry; holding his attributes of a lotus and conch; his pendent arms resting on the personified forms of Gadanari (mace) and Chakrapurusha (wheel); the reverse with lug to support an aureole; bearing traces of cold gilding and polychrome in recessed areas