Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara

Standing figure of Bodhisattva, carved in ivory. A three-leafed crown fronts the elaborately-arranged coiffure. Heavy earrings of square section. Upper body nude. From the girdle hangs a conventionally rendered skirt. A broad sash is round the loins, pressed down by the left hand. The right forearm is missing.

Kind

artefact

Date

1700–1799 CE