Avalokiteshvara

Yellow brass statue of Bodhisattva holding blossom and standing before patterned, open nimbus topped with stupa

Avalokiteshvara

Location
Kashmir
Date
early 11th century
Material
brass or metal alloy with copper and silver inlay
Dimensions
height of figure 17 3/4 in. (45 cm), with aureole approx. 35 3/8 in. (90 cm)
Collection

Hemis Monastery, Ladakh, India

Photo Credit
photograph courtesy C. Luczanits