A FINELY CAST GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI NEPAL, 14TH CENTURY |

seated in vajraparyankasana atop a double lotus pedestal, the two hands raised in vitarkamudra before the chest, with uptala lotuses rising from the elbows supporting a blade and a book respectively, wearing a dhoti incised with foliate bands and further embellished with beaded jewellery, the face with a benevolent expression, crowned with a five-leaf diadem before a high chignon