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| Keywords: Nepalese - Bodhisattva Shadakshari Lokeshvara - Walters 543010.jpg conj or Nepal The lavishly ornamented bodhisattva with four arms represents the form of Avalokiteshvara that is the personification of the deity's mantra of six syllables shadakshari om-ma-ni-pad-me-hum Seated in the classic meditation posture on a high lotus base his principle hands form the salutation gesture The second left hand holds the ubiquitous lotus but the other emblem the rosary is missing from the second right hand ca 1300 gilt bronze with pigments cm 7 6 accession number 54 3010 15130 John and Berthe Ford Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum John Berthe Ford 2002 Desire and Devotion Art from India Nepal and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; Birmingham Museum of Art Birmingham; Santa Barbara Museum of Art Santa Barbara; Albuquerque Museum Albuquerque 2001-2003 place of origin Tibet Walters Art Museum license Nepalese art in the Walters Art Museum Metalwork of Nepal Bodhisattva statues Bronze of Nepal Shadakshari Lokeshvara | ||||
