Shadakshari Avalokiteshvara - Nepal / Tibet, bronze alloy with gold plating and lacquer cover the ''Lord of the six syllables'', that means he embodies the famous six-syllable mantra ''Om Mani Padme Hum'' (''Om, the jewel in the lotus''), the four-armed Bodhisattva decorated with royal jewels sits enthroned in meditation on the lotus base, in the outer hands he holds the Akshamala (prayer beads) and the Lotus flower of perfect purity (Padma), the front pair of hands encloses the wish-fulfilling jewel Cintamani in front of the chest (Skt.namaskara-mudra), on his high chignon sits a miniature figure of the Buddha Amitabha, his spiritual father, open bottom, H.ca.21 , 5cm