Details
1218 in. (30.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection, United States, before 2000.
Literature
Himalayan Art Resources, item no. 25071.
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The mythical wind horse (Tib. rlung-rta) bears on his back a flaming wish-fulfilling jewel (cintamani), a symbol of the ancient Indian Buddhist ideal of a universal monarch (chakravartin) who assures material prosperity and peace for all his subjects.

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