Framed by nimbus and aureole, the graceful Bodhisattva stands on a lotus atop a stepped and waisted pedestal. The petals of the lotus are plain and elongated, more like the petals of artichokes. The lotus held by his left hand and the effigy of the Buddha Amitabha on the central triangular crest of the tiara are familiar attributes of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara.

That it is a Kahsmiri-style figure, as characterized by Ray (citation above), is not doubted, but whether it was made in Tibet is more difficult to determine. The plastic characteristics of the figure, with its slim legs and naturalistically modeled torso, as well as the treatment of the socle, the lotus, the aureole, and the nimbus, do recall Kashmiri bronzes, but the delineation of the hands, the flower in the hand, the plain, stiff scarf, the necklace, and the simplified tiara, lack the sophistication and finesse of bronzes attributed to Kashmir. Nevertheless, the work does relate generally to a large group of bronzes believed to be from 10th - 11th century Kashmir (see Reedy 1997, figs. K74-K78 and K93-K96), though some could have originated in workshops in contiguous regions (see ibid., figs. H108 - H111).