China or Tibet, 18th or 19th century Gilt bronze statuette, representing Amitayus seated in meditation on a throne, his face surmounted by a finely chased headdress and diadem, crowned by a three-part mandorla; chased with flames and stylised clouds. Height: 20 cm Traces of gilding. Brought back from a trip before 1900 by Maxime Lamy, one of PIerre Loti's military acolytes.