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The bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara

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The bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara

Place of OriginNepal

Date1300-1500

MaterialsSchist

DimensionsH. 5 in x W. 3 1/2 in x D. 1 1/2 in, H. 12.7 cm x W. 8.9 cm x D. 3.8 cm

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object numberB69S10

DepartmentHimalayan Art

ClassificationsSculpture

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Head of a bodhisattva

Head of a bodhisattva

perhaps 300-500 or 1900-1960

Head of an image of a bodhisattva

Head of an image of a bodhisattva

approx. 200-400

Head and torso of standing bodhisattva

Head and torso of standing bodhisattva

approx. 200-400

Three scenes from the life of the Buddha: the First Preaching; the offering of food by Trapusha and Bhallika; the assault of Mara; above, worship of the bodhisattva's headdress

Three scenes from the life of the Buddha: the First Preaching; the offering of food by Trapusha and Bhallika; the assault of Mara; above, worship of the bodhisattva's headdress

perhaps 100-300

Head of a bodhisattva

Head of a bodhisattva

perhaps 300-500 or 1900-1960

Standing bodhisattva

Standing bodhisattva

approx. 100-300

Head of a bodhisattva

Head of a bodhisattva

200-400

200-350

Fragment of a false dormer with a scene perhaps of the bodhisattva Svetaketu, flanked by Brahma and Indra, in Tushita heaven awaiting rebirth as Siddhartha

Fragment of a false dormer with a scene perhaps of the bodhisattva Svetaketu, flanked by Brahma and Indra, in Tushita heaven awaiting rebirth as Siddhartha

100-300

Standing bodhisattva

Standing bodhisattva

approx. 200-400

The bodhisattva Maitreya

The bodhisattva Maitreya

approx. 200-350

A bodhisattva and Buddhas with worshippers

A bodhisattva and Buddhas with worshippers

approx. 200-300