Item: Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity) - (Unidentified)
སྤྱན་རས་གཟིགས།
观音菩萨
(item no. 10396)
| Origin Location | Northern India |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 800 - 899 |
| Lineages | Buddhist |
| Material | Metal |
| Collection | Private |
Notes about the Central Figure
Alternate Names: Lokeshvara Avalokita Lokanata Lokanatha Mahakarunika
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Peaceful
Gender: Male
Lokeshvara/Hayagriva.
Lokeshvara has three faces topped with a horse head. He has four arms. The first right hand is in a gesture of generosity. The first left hand holds a vase. The second right hand holds a string of prayer beads (mala). the second left hand holds the stem of a flower blossom.
Jeff Watt 12-2020
Buddhist Deity: Lokeshvara (Unusual Iconography)
Region: Swat Valley Style Sculpture, Pakistan
Buddhist Deity: Avalokiteshvara/Hayagriva
Region: Kashmir, Sculpture Main Page
Collection: Sotheby's, Sculpture (September, 1995; New York)
Region: Swat Valley (Complex Deities)
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