Figure of the Bodhisattva Prajnaparamita, Tibet/ Nepal, 18./19. Jh.

Bronze, brown patinated and gilded. The deity of “perfection of wisdom” (Prajñāpāramitā) is shown sitting on a lotus throne in Dhyanasana. Her main hands are held in the Dharmachakra mudra (“gesture of turning the wheel of teaching”), while the second hands hold a prayer necklace (mala) and a manuscript. H. ca. 14.2 cm. Condition gold abrasion.