Musée Guimet:: Nepal and Tibet

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Note that there is a sizeable collection of excellent photographs of objects in the Musée Guimet posted on the website of Insecula.com. Most of the images below are also to be found in their much more extensive collection of Tibetan and Nepalese material from the Museum. In have not provided the individual links below.

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Androgynous Vishnu (Laksminarayana).
Nepal. 14th c. CE. Beaten, gilded and inlaid copper.
Inv. no.: MA 6148. Jarrige et al., pp. 50-51.
Manjusri (?).
Nepal, Malla Dynasty, 13th c. CE. Gilded and inlaid copper. H.: 55.9 cm.
Inv. no.: MA 5031. Website
The Buddha Shakyamuni.
Nepal or central Tibet. 16th c. CE (?). Gilded, inlaid copper.
Inv. no.: MA 1811.
Hevajra in his aspect of Sastradhara.
Nepal. 18th c. CE. Gilded brass.
Inv. no.: MA 3419.
Aksobhya, the jina of the East.
Nepal, 16th-17th c. CE.
Inv. no.: MG 18544.
Vasudhara.
Nepal. 14th c. CE. Beaten, gilded and inlaid copper.
Inv. no.: MA 6215.
Mask of Shiva Bhairava.
Nepal, Kathmandu Valley. 16th-beg. of 17th c. CE. Gilded and inlaid copper. 82 x 80 cm.
Inv. no.: MA 5941. Jarrige et al., p. 53; website 1; website 2.
Queen Maya Devi gives birth to Prince Siddhartha
Nepal. Beg. of 19th c. CE. Brass, gilded and inlaid copper.
Inv. no.: MA 1779.
Mahakala in his Gur-gyi Mgon-po aspect.
Tibet. 1292. Limestone, polychrome and gilt. 47 x 28.5 cm.
Inv. no.: MA 5181. Jarrige et al., pp. 56, 57; website.
The bodhisattva Vajrapani.
W. Tibet. 11th-12th c. CE. Inlaid brass with traces of polychrome. H.: 69.6 cm.
Inv. no.: MA 3546. Jarrige et al., p. 54; website.
Hayagriva and his consort.
Tibet. End of 15th-beg. of 16th c. CE.
Inv. no.: MA 12117. Website (allows rotating statue to view from all sides).
Dancing dakini.
Tibet. Beg. of 18th c. CE (?). Copper, gilt with traces of polychrome.
Inv. no.: MA 1631.