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A Tibetan bronze figure of Amitayus , 14th/15th century, seated in padmasana on a double lotus throne with hands in dhyama mudra , wearing large hoop earrings, the pendant hanging from his necklace inlaid with silver, his eyes inlaid with copper and silver, his lips inlaid with bronze, 25.3cm high
Provenance: By repute from an Indonesian collection formed in the 1970's and then by descent and to the current owner.
This pose of this Buddhist figure suggests an identification as Amitayus. The domed hair suggests that the usual crown was either damaged and smoothed off, or was separately made and lost. In style, a close comparison can be seen with a figure of Vairocana on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, see Marilyn Rhie and Robert Thurman, Wisdom and Compassion, no.140