The Rijksmuseum has used techniques including neutron tomography to shed fresh light on 75 treasures dating back millennia
small Buddhist object sits quietly, its three-headed masculine figure locked in tantric union with a feminine one. But the nitty gritty of their enlightened sexual activity isn’t the only thing that this 15th-century Tibetan bronze is hiding.
When Sara Creange, conservator of metals, began research into this recently acquired Guhyasamaja Akshobhya“We had questions about the interior because you can see a copper plate has been hammered over the base,” she says. “Based on knowledge of similar statues from Tibet and other cultures, when you have a hollow statue with a sealed face, you may expect something to be inside it – little figurines, gemstones … scrolls, beans or seeds … But this one was really, really carefully packed.
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