milarepa shrine Copper Alloy with painted details Tibet

The rare arched shrine supported by a tiered pedestal with lions in niches flanking a triratna emblem, Milarepa seated on an antelope skin above in a mountain setting, his right hand held up in his characteristic gesture and his left holding a horn, a hunter in obeisance below with a bow and arrows at his side, a collared dog to his left and a recumbent stag to his right.

J. R. Pons Collection, Spain, 1970's

Good condition. Some wear to the surface. Accretion in the crevices, most likely from butter lamp smoke and incense, as well as traces of red pigment. No restoration.
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