A MAGNIFICENT AND HIGHLY IMPORTANT GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYINDALI KINGDOM, LATE 11TH-EARLY 12TH CENTURYThe bodhisattva is shown standing with both hands slightly raised with palms up, and holding in the proper left hand an ambrosia bottle (kundika). He wears a dhoti gathered by a sash around the waist and an abundance of jewelry, including armlets, bracelets, anklets, earrings, and an elaborate multi-strand necklace, as well as a shawl draped over the shoulders and a long scarf laid across the raised arms and falling on either side of the exposed bare feet. The face is cast with fine features below the tall foliate crown centered by a figure of Amitabha Buddha seated amidst vaporous clouds, while the hair is arranged in a tall coiffure atop the head and with long tresses cascading over the shoulders.  22 1⁄2 in. (57.1 cm.) high, oak stand