| Object Number | A1437A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tibetan | Buddhist |
| Provenience | Tibet |
| Date Made | 18th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Copper Alloy | Brass | Bronze | Gilt |
| Technique | Gilded |
| Iconography | Tsongkhapa | Lotus | Vajra | Dharmachakra Mudra |
| Description | This figure possibly depicts Tsongkhapa, founder of the dGe-lugs-pa sect (the Yellow Hats). His hands might have been held in the dharmacaka or preaching mudra, but the missing left hand prohibits confirmation. The lotus stalk at his right shoulder bears a vajra. The stalk to his left is broken. |
| Height | 27.5 cm |
| Length | 16.5 cm |
| Width | 13.4 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from George Lagai, Kny-Sheerer & Company, 1913 |
| Other Number | Getz 166? - Other Number | 5 - Other Number | A1437 - Other Number |
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