1 jan 641 ano - Jowo Rinpoche from the Jokhang Temple

Descrição:

Date: 641 CE

Artist: Unknown

Medium: gilt metal with semiprecious stones and paint

Location: Lhasa, Tibet

Function:
- Enshrined in the Jokhand Temple
- Tibet's earliest and foremost Buddhist temple

Form:
- thought that the statue was blesses by Buddha
- Depiction of Buddha Sakyamuni as a child

Extra Information:
- Disappeared in 1960s during China's "Cultural Revolution"
- In 1983 lower part found in a rubbish heap; upper part in Beijing
- restored in 2003

Comparison:
- Moai
- Apollo from Veii
- Reliquary of Sainte-Foy