17. A repousse gilt copper panel
Tibet
Circa 15th Century
Dimensions: 8” x 8” (20.5 x 20.5cm)
The foliate edged lappet with elaborate crystal-tipped bell-pendants of ‘pearls’ bears an image of the tantric form of Sarasvati, the goddess of music and learning, playing the vina as she dances on her lotus throne.