Buddha image; resting Buddha, hands on abdomn, legs folded; seated in front of flat, curvilinear niche; ceramic painted gold on face and red on base, sides and back; Tibetan inscription written on back; poor condition
Donor:
Mary S. Johnson
Collection place:
Tibet
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies