Religious image
Scroll
17th century -19th century (made)
17th century -19th century (made)
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This is an image of Avalokitesvara, one of the most revered and important bodhisattvas, or saviour figures, worshipped in Tibet. The Dalai Lamas of Tibet are considered to be incarnations of this bodhisattva.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 535 parts.
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| Title | Religious image |
| Materials and techniques | Metal image |
| Brief description | Mantra; religion, block-printed, Tibet 17th-19th century |
| Credit line | Purchased from Imre Schwaiger, Esq., 39 Brook Street, Gosvenor Square, W.1 |
| Object history | The mantras were found along with seeds, dried twigs and leaves, hair, calicified bone and textile fragments inside the charm-place of a figure of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (IM.27-1919), gilt copper, Tibet 17th -18th century. |
| Summary | This is an image of Avalokitesvara, one of the most revered and important bodhisattvas, or saviour figures, worshipped in Tibet. The Dalai Lamas of Tibet are considered to be incarnations of this bodhisattva. |
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| Accession number | IM.27-1919 |
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| Record created | November 22, 2005 |
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