Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten paper label attached to the object with string reads: '30.1386 | INDIA. | No Provenance'
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Author: ashleigh griffin

Description (Labels & Markings)
Printed paper label adhered to the inside of the base reads: '23'
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Author: ashleigh griffin

Context (Amendments / updates)
Previously attributed to India, but upon further inspection it is more likely that the figure is from Tibet. The Place field has been updated accordingly.
Event Date 13/9/2018
Author: ashleigh griffin

Description (Physical description)
Cast copper alloy figure of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (sometimes referred to as Chenrezig), seated on a lotus shaped pedestal. Depicted with four arms; the front two held, palms touching, in a prayer position, the p. back left arm holding a lotus blossom and the p. back right arm holding a string of beads. Flaming arch depicted around the back of the figure. Seated in the diamond lotus position.
Event Date 13/9/2018
Author: ashleigh griffin