An early example of the Great Protector, known as Chakna Dorji in Tibet in bronze on a lotus base. Remnants of turquoise jewelling. H. 7 cm (2 3/4 in.) 116g Provenance: From the estate of Mr Lobang Lhalungpa, a one time monk official in the Government of Tibet, he was also a pioneer radio broadcaster, educator, translator-scholar of Tibetan texts and spent a lifetime in advancing Tibetan culture and civilization. He came from a family of Buddhist scholars. He emigrated from India to Canada from 1971 and taught Tibetan language and religion at UBC.