New find in Serbia 12 armed Arya Manjushri Namasangati
I picked this up in february 2026.
It turned out to be an extremely rare Nepali/Tibetan 12 armed weaponless Arya Manjushri Namasangati. After some research I suspected it was an original dating from the 18th century as I had found another identical sculpture was on display in the National museum of Nepal dated 18th century.
So I had it Xrf tested and the results included Zinc , nickel , copper, and trace Iron. Many collectors began saying its a modern replica due to nickel.
I dug deeper and found a cupro nickel alloy was available from China in Tibet and smuggled to Nepal called " Paktong "
I reseached more and found it's metalurgical composition fits my sculptures Xrf test precisely with all 4 test spots returning a no grade match result. That rules out German silver/Alpacca .
If it was post 1825 ish ( modern ) the Xrf would have found a grade match like 7521 German silver / nickel silver , Alpacca as western foundrys produced pure nickel, Pure zinc , pure copper and it would contain trace arsenic
All that coupled with clear evidence of being a lost wax, carbonised rice husk , and chaff still within its core matrix, ritually eroded thumbs. 18cms tall also matches the Museums sculpture. Lost wax ,chaff, ritual use, and being made of Chinese 18th cent Paktong means it is the real deal and the only one xrf tested validating its age and composition and only 2 are known to exist - Enjoy..