Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara

900–1200

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Title: Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara
Date Created: 900–1200
Physical Dimensions: Overall: 43.8 cm (17 1/4 in.)
Provenance: (Spink & Son, Ltd., London, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art), The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Type: Sculpture
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1988.66
Medium: wood
Fun Fact: Holes left from wooden pegs indicate the figure originally had more arms and an additional level of heads.
Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Culture: Himalyas, probably Tibet, 10th-12th century
Credit Line: Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
Collection: Tibetan Art
Accession Number: 1988.66

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