Buddhist sculpture removed by the Nazis from Tibet in 1939. XI century AD. e.
meteoric iron
Source: artdaily.com

eve of the Second World War, in 1939, the Nazis were in search of the origins of the Aryan race of the expedition to Tibet led by Ernst Schaeffer. Of this journey, which is associated with a number of scientists searching Nazis Shambhala was brought mysterious sculpture. This "iron man" weighing more than 10 kilograms of a Buddhist god Vayshravana (another version, it is more combative Genghis Khan). No matter who is this hero, Nazis, most likely in the sculpture has attracted already on the ancient symbol of the swastika. Once in Germany, the statue came to a private collection that has spent nearly 70 years, and only after the death of its owner in 2007, it was put up for auction.

recently in the scientific journal «Meteoritics & Planetary Science »there was an entertaining article about statues: experts argue that the" Iron Man "made of meteorite. Geochemical analysis revealed concentrations of nickel, too big for the earthly body, but is normal for the body arrived from outer space. Served as a material for sculpture called "Chinese meteorite" that had fallen on the current Russian-Mongolian border about 15 thousand years ago. This iron meteorite known to scientists since 1913, but the statue was carved out of it in about XI century Tibetans to practice a religion of Bon. Statue of meteoric iron that age and species recorded for the first time. The find can truly be called unique.

Prepared Maria Onuchina, AI

Sources : artdaily.com , artinvestment.ru