6th century, North-west(ern) India, Avalokiteshvara, brass, photo on Fondation Alain Bordier , at the Tibet Museum Gruyères (Switzerland).
Avalokiteshvara is seated on a wicker hassock, his left foot placed on a lotus, his right arm resting on his knee, his head slightly tilted towards his hand. This pensive form of the bodhisattva, the use of a wicker seat, the punched navel, and the design of the lotus in his left hand are common features in Swat Valley art, yet his eyes are not inlaid with silver, his dhoti is arranged differently at the waist, a large piece of cloth spreads over the seat like butterfly wings, and there are two lotuses sprouting from the base (we saw a couple of brassy works from Jammu and Kashmir with this feature). He wears a singular and very spectacular headdress.
Himalayan Buddhist Art - Art Bouddhiste de l'Himalaya 