ABS 250
Code: ABS 250
Country: Nepal (west)
Style: Khasha Malla
Date: 1200 - 1300
Dimensions in cm WxHxD: 24 x 25.5 x 17
Materials: Silver statue inlaid with copper and gold
Unidentified Tibetan tantric master
Dressed in a thick garment with medallion motifs and covered with a long, pleated cloak, yet with bare feet, this master sits on a lotus. His long hair is tied up in a bun at the top of his head, a distinctive feature of ngakpa or non-monastic tantric practitioners. The combined use of silver for the body and gilding for the lotus is a typical feature of Khasha Malla production of Western Nepal and Tibet. This highly refined statue has magnificent inlays of copper and gold on the border of the garment, the lips, and urna. There is no inscription and the iconography alone does not allow for the identification of this master, who must certainly have belonged to the Nyingma, Kagyü, Sakya, or Bön schools.
Dressed in a thick garment with medallion motifs and covered with a long, pleated cloak, yet with bare feet, this master sits on a lotus. His long hair is tied up in a bun at the top of his head, a distinctive feature of ngakpa or non-monastic tantric practitioners. The combined use of silver for the body and gilding for the lotus is a typical feature of Khasha Malla production of Western Nepal and Tibet. This highly refined statue has magnificent inlays of copper and gold on the border of the garment, the lips, and urna. There is no inscription and the iconography alone does not allow for the identification of this master, who must certainly have belonged to the Nyingma, Kagyü, Sakya, or Bön schools.