Item: Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity) - (Unidentified)

Tibetan: སྤྱན་རས་གཟིགས། Chinese: 观音菩萨

(item no. 7748)

Origin Location	Northern India
Date Range	900 - 999
Lineages	Buddhist
Material	Metal, Painted Face/Hair
Collection	Private

Alternate Names: Lokeshvara Avalokita Lokanata Lokanatha Mahakarunika

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Peaceful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Lokeshvara/Hayagriva.

This sculpture belongs to the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery collection in Tibet. In 2020 this object along with other treasures of the monastery were on loan and display at the Palace Museum in Beijing, China.

Jeff Watt 12-2020