A photo open source statue of a Buddhist deity called “Iron Man” caused a stir among expert art historians. Her analysis at the Planetological Institute of Vienna and University of Stuttgart, showed: sculpture made of solid piece of meteorite. Moreover, very rare – iron. According to one of versions, the heavenly messenger, later called Ching, flew to Earth 15 thousand years ago. And broke into three parts in the border areas of Mongolia and Siberia. In 1912, two large fragments were found gold diggers. And it turns out that the god turned from the third 23 x 13 x 10 cm in size and weighing more than 10 kg. But who is the author – is unknown. Researchers are still sure that the age of the find is – a thousand years and her homeland is not China, not India and not Tibet. But after all it was there – in Tibet – that the Iron Man was found by the Nazis in 1938 year. Secret Expedition of Anenerbe Organization (German Society for the Study of Ancient Germanic History and Heritage ancestors “) in Lhasa, then organized by the Reichsfuhrer SS Heinrich Himmler. The SS men, apparently, were impressed by the swastika on the stomach of God – a symbol Esoteric Buddhism. Or maybe the subject, which is a deity squeezed in his left hand. It looks like either lemon or money bag, from which German scientists could conclude that before them – the image of the ancient Buddha Vaisravana – the god of health or war. And in combination – the keeper of the north. God was taken to Germany. And there he disappears in private collections until 2007 – then she was put up for auction. And two years later, the owner of the idol agreed to give for research a fragment of sculpture – a plate, carved inside. And only today, experts presented the results of her chemical analysis in the last issue of the journal Meteoritics and Planetary Science.
A photo from open sources
– The fragment in composition is ataxitis, i.e. iron a rare meteorite with a high nickel content, – explained Dr. Elmar Buchner from the University of Stuttgart. – Before until now, archaeologists have found products from meteorite matter – knives, iron rings. It is also assumed that even Muslim the shrine – the Ka’b in Mecca – is also a meteorite. But the statue of God – bye the only find. And therefore priceless. It’s only a pity that God no one will see. Treasure Master – Anonymous Collector from Austria – hides it from prying eyes.
Sculptures of tibet
