MILAREPABronzeTibet 18th centuryDimensions: Height 8,5 cmWeight: 102 gramsMilarepa seated in royal ease pose on a lotus throne on an antelope skin with its head hanging down in the centre of the throne. In his hand he is holding a skull cup called kapala while his other hand is lifted to his ear to better listen to the voice of the teachings. A robe covers one shoulder and his lower body. Milarepa was a hermit living in a cave and is one of the most well known Tibetan yogis and based on a historical figure.