Wooden sculpture of crowned Bodhisattva with pinched waist and red textile strips at midsection; hands and left forearm missing

Boddhisattva Avalokiteshvara

Location
Nepal

Date
6th–7th century

Material
wood, white gesso, polychrome paint

Dimensions
height 29 1/2 in. (75 cm)

Collection
Pritzker Collection

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