Tibetan bronze figure of Ratna Sambava, from western Tibet, cast in Li (five-metal) bronze. He is seated in dhyanasana, on double lotus base, his hands in dhyana and bhumisparsa mudras. He wears simple dhoti, necklace and arm bands, his hair arrange in high top knot of the Pala period. His face has a serene, meditative expression, circular urna in relief on his forehead, finely arched eyebrows, eyes downcast in contemplation, slightly smiling bow-shaped mouth, elongated earlobes. Vertical Tibetan inscription reads: Om Ah Hum. Ratnasambhava, associated with the south, is the third Tathagata, or Transcendent Buddha. He is associated with the addictions of avarice and pride, transmuting them into the wisdom of equality. He is the head of the jewel clan of Buddhas. He has not been very popular in Tibet and his images are rather rare. Like the last few images, he is represented here as a Bodhisattva (or Beatific Body Buddha). He makes the boon-granting gesture with his right hand and the contemplation gesture with his left hand.