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Title: Portrait of an unidentified Tibetan lama (teacher)
Artist: Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
Physical Description: A very finely hollow cast bronze portrait sculpture of a seated figure, with the lotus dais and pointed monk's cap cast in one piece with the figure.; The monk is shown seated in the padmasana (lotus) pose, with each foot resting sole-upward on the opposite knee. In his right hand, he holds a vajra (a double-pronged scepter) and simultaneously makes the vitarka gesture for teaching. His left hand, resting on his lap, holds a bell. His costume consists of a dhoti, which is knotted high on his torso; a short-sleeved shirt, crossed over his chest and decorated with incised scroll patterns, with a fret design at the border; and an overrobe that wraps around his left shoulder and is draped over his right shoulder. His face has a broad forehead, incised eyebrows in a high arch; downcast eyes, with leaf-shaped upper eyelids; a broad, flat nose; a sweet smile and full lips; and a narrow chin. His tall, pointed monk's cap, which completely hides his hair, has flaps that spread to reach his upper arms.
Accession Number: 1995/1.57
Medium and Support: bronze
relevance: rank 11.28652
Creation Place 2: Nepal (nation)

Title: Bodhisattva Amoghapasa (Avalokitesvara of the never-empty noose)
Artist: Artist Unknown
Physical Description: A small bronze figure of Amoghapasa, a Buddhist deity, made by the cire perdue (lost wax) casting method. The challenge to the caster is this case is the top-heaviness of the piece caused by the iconographical requirement for the image to have eight arms; in at attempt to provide some support, he arranging floating scarves to drape all the way to the lotus pedestal.
Object Creation Date: n.d.
Accession Number: 1978/2.97
Medium and Support: bronze
relevance: rank 11.28652
Creation Place 2: Nepal (nation)

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Title: Shiva dancing
Artist: Artist Unknown, Nepal
Physical Description: Shiva dances upon the back of a dwarf figure crouching on his stomach. This pose is not as typical as some of his other dancing postures. He dances on one leg extended straight down with the other straight up almost making a straight line. His torso and head are thrown back. He only has two hands, one holding a drum at his knee and the other a khatvanga, a club made of a bone with a skull at the top. He wears jewelry including a belt with pendent loops and tassels, necklaces including a heavy long necklace, armlets and bracelets and an elaborate crown organized with a number of peaks. On his forehead we find the third eye, another identifier of the god Shiva. A dense circular background consisting of three inner rows of round elements, the middle one may be composed of skulls, and an outer row of flame-like elements surrounds the whole figure, animating the image into a whirl of the dance. The whole sits on a circular base, plain with a flanged bottom section decorated with a lotus petal motif.
Century: 18th-19th century
Object Creation Date: 18th century - 19th century
Accession Number: 1995/1.86
Medium and Support: bronze or copper alloy
relevance: rank 11.28652
Creation Place 2: Nepal (nation)

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