Bronze rest-gilt with stone inlaysSino-Tibetan, 19th centuryDimensions: Height 29 cmWeight: 3660 gramsThis six-armed, three-headed Buddhist deity is holding various attributes, a bow and arrow, a flaming sword and a lotus flower. Two hands are crossed in front of the chest with thumb and index finger touching. The three heads are crowned with an opulent tiara enclosing a high chignon with diamond finial on the top. The eyes are all downcast with smiling lips as if in meditation. The seated deity is dressed in flowy garments with ornamental brim and fastened around the waist by beaded belts. Many necklaces and armlets adorn the body. The figure is seated on a high, domed throne with reverse long lotus petals with beaded rim, the lowest part is open-work with a line of vajras. The back of the figure shows incised images of a vajra, a dharma wheel flanked by two deers and six Chinese characters, probably naming the date of this sculpture.