尼泊爾、 十八/十九世紀 鎏金銅綠度母坐像

the figure seated in lalitasana on a lotus base, the right hand held in varadamudra and the left raised to the chest in vitarkamudra, both supporting uptala lotuses rising to the shoulders along the elbows, wearing a dhoti and a loose shawl over the shoulder, adorned with bejewelled necklaces around the waist and the chest, the face with a benevolent expression, crowned with a five-leaf tiara in front of a high chignon and framed with an ornate foliate mandorla, the base with a Tibetan inscription 

In fairly good condition, with expected rubbing to the gilding and some general surface wear. All the detached fittings are slightly loose. There are traces of red pigments overall.
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