SUBJECT in gilded copper alloy, depicting the eight-armed, three-headed goddess Ushnishavijaya seated in "dhyanasana" (gesture of meditation) on a two-row lotiform base, holding in two of her hands the "pasha" lasso and the "kalasha" vase, symbolising abundance, longevity, prosperity and purification. The base is covered with a copper plate with the "vishvajra" (double vajra). (Attributes missing). Sino-Tibetan work, 18th century. A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF USHNISHAVIJAYA, SINO-TIBETAN WORK, 18TH CENTURY. HEIGHT. 19.5 CM (7 11/16 IN.)