Golden statue of seated man wearing red hat with hands raised at chest; saffron and red textile wrapped around shoulders

Sculpted Image of Nyephu (Hephu) Trulku Sangag Gyeltsen (ca. 1600–1661)

Location
Neyphu Temple; Paro, Bhutan

Date
date unknown

Material
painted clay

Dimensions
height approx. 30 in. (76 cm)

Photo Credit
photograph by Karma Phuntsho

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