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11th-century (possibly earlier) Himalayan bronze bodhisattva with Silver Inlays (or other related sculptures such as Post-Gandharan). It looks to have more of a Western influence than the majority of Buddhist sculptures. You can almost feel the influence going all the way back to Gandara, and to the Grecian and Roman statues that influence them. The casting process, the finishing, the kind of bronze used, and the proportions of the body and face, are all completely different than those used in almost all the other Buddhas on my website. The missing lower arms and hands do not take away from the beauty of the figure whatsoever. the arms are not broken off, as they appear to have been separately cast and then attached after the statue was cast. This would have been the only way to have made the Statue originally as it is solid cast and there would have been no way to have made the long thin arms as part of an original mold 1000 years ago. So the arms have detached over a thousand years, not broken off. The silver inlays in the eyes and the forehead slightly shine to great effect and have real charisma. Unsure if they are original, replacement, or later additions.
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