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Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara

National Museum - New Delhi

National Museum - New Delhi
New Delhi, India

Bodhisattva Aavalokitesvara stands on a circular lotus pedestal. The raised right hand is held in abhaya-mudra, while in the left he holds the stem of a lotus flower on which a miniature Amitabha is seated. There is a circular nimbus around his head and the lower garment is reaching the ankles and has drapery folds fastened at the waist. He has extended earlobes and a three-pronged ornamented coronet, a beaded necklace, bracelets, etc.

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  • Title: Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara
  • Date Created: 7th-8th Century CE
  • Location: Swat (now in Pakistan)
  • Physical Dimensions: Ht. 16.1 cm., Wd. 5.8 cm., Dep. 5.7 cm.
  • Medium: Bronze
National Museum - New Delhi

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