Big dark bronze cast portraying the master Marpa Lotsawa (1012-1097). He is sitting on a single lotus flower base in the ardhaparyanka position, his left leg stretched outwards. Both his hands are resting on his knees in the bhumisparsamudra position, which is his exclusive characteristic. The face shows masculine, sharp traits, and is surrounded by short hair, characterizing him. The softly draped robe is enriched by fine floral decorations on the edges, by a cloak with ribbing and by jewels on the neck and the belt, which presents slots made to hold precious stones, now lost. Particularly impressive is the extremely fine quality of the cast of hands and feet. Marpa is considered to be one of the most prominent personalities of Tibetan Buddhism, and was the third patriarch of the Kagyu-pa school, in addition to being the founder of his lineage. He was a pupil of Naropa and the master of Milarepa. He is also responsible for having imported important devotional texts from India to Tibet, thanks to his translations. This item has already the export license.