LARGE SUBJECT in gilt bronze inlaid with turquoise and carnelian cabochons, depicting Ekadashamukha Avalokiteshvara, in a form known as "11 heads and 1,000 arms", dressed in deerskin, standing on a double-row lotiform base. The faces symbolise the 11 types of observation and compassion towards existence. These are surmounted by the reminiscence of Amithaba. In her hands, the deity holds a lotus "padma", a rosary "mala", a wheel "chakra", an arrow "sara" and a bow "capa", as well as the vase containing the lustral water "kundika". The other hands are decorated with eyes. Tibet, 18th century. AN INLAID GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF THOUSAND ARMED AVALOKIESTHVARA, TIBET, 18TH CENTURY. HEIGHT. 49 CM (19 5/16 IN.)