Silver statuette of seated, crowned Bodhisattva, left arm raising sword, with sash billowing about shoulders

Manjushri, Bodhisattva of Wisdom

Location
Tibet

Date
11th century

Material
silver, inlaid with copper, with traces of blue pigment

Dimensions
3 ½ x 2 3/8 x 1 in. (8.9 x 6 x 2.4 cm)

Collection
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford; Purchased 1994; EA1994.116

Link
https://collections.ashmolean.org/object/358127

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