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

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