PRABHAMANDALA EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE REPOUSSÉ ET DORÉ TIBET, XVIE/XVIIE SIÈCLEPRABHAMANDALA EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE REPOUSSÉ ET DORÉTIBET, XVIE/XVIIE SIÈCLE Himalayan Art Resources item no. 205153 12.5 cm (4 7/8 in.) highA GILT COPPER ALLOY REPOUSSÉ PRABHAMANDALATIBET, 16TH/17TH CENTURY西藏 十六/十七世紀 銅鎏金錘揲背光This prabhamandala with its ornate use of repoussé, would have been placed behind icons for worship. At the top is Garuda grasping two nagas with two elephantine makara figures beneath them. At the bottom are vyalas standing on elephants, spewing jewels and with a scarf falling down the back. Compare with a closely related prabhamandala at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia (1927-18-17b).