Dimensions: Height 15 cm Wide 10 cm Depth 2,5 cm

Weight: 348 grams

Tibetan tsa tsa portrays Vajrasattva, the embodiment of purification in Vajrayana Buddhism on a lotus pedestal. The deity’s right hand is held to the chest holding a vajra, while the left holding a ghanta at the hip. Vajrasattva wears an ornate crown and princely ornaments, with traces of red, yellow, and blue pigment still visible, especially on the body and throne.

The arched mandorla enclosing the figure features lively foliate scrollwork and protective mythical creatures, including makaras and lions, enhancing the sacred and auspicious character of the depiction. The throne platform is upheld by leonine figures, signifying divine authority and stability.

The reverse bears a clear impressed circular seal in Tibetan script

Pigmentation is well preserved in areas, though the surface shows signs of wear, earthen deposits, and minor losses. The form and iconography remain legible and intact.

Tsa tsas of Vajrasattva were commonly used in purification rites, meditation practices, and as votive offerings. The presence of this deity suggests the object played a role in rituals aimed at spiritual cleansing and karmic purification. These clay tablets were often created in molds and distributed across monastic and lay devotional contexts.

The inscription on the seal is in Tibetan script and reads:

༄། བློན་པོ་རིན་ཆེན་གྱི་རིགས། རྡོ་རྗེ་བསམ་གཏན།

Transliteration:
blon po rin chen gyi rigs / rdo rje bsam gtan

Translation:
“Of the lineage of Minister Rinchen / Vajra Samten (Dorje Samten)”

"blon po rin chen gyi rigs" implies a noble or ministerial lineage connected to someone named Rinchen, a common Tibetan name meaning "precious."

"rdo rje bsam gtan" is a personal or monastic name, meaning "Vajra Samten," with Samten meaning "meditative concentration" or "stability"—a name associated with spiritual qualities or perhaps a specific lama or artisan.

This inscription likely refers to either the consecrator, the donor, or the workshop lineage involved in the tsa tsa's creation. It situates the object within a devotional context tied to a recognized figure or family of spiritual/artistic authority.