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INDONESIA, CENTRAL JAVA, 9TH CENTURY
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An Important Bronze Figure of Avalokiteshvara
Indonesia, Central Java, 9th Century
The four-armed deity seated in dhyanasana on a separately cast rectangular plinth, holding a lotus stalk in his lowermost left hand, his face slightly turned to the side in a humorous expression surmounted by an image of Amitabha centering the headdress, backed by a round mandorla with flame border, with a rich green patina overall
8 in. (20.2 cm.) high
Indonesia, Central Java, 9th Century
The four-armed deity seated in dhyanasana on a separately cast rectangular plinth, holding a lotus stalk in his lowermost left hand, his face slightly turned to the side in a humorous expression surmounted by an image of Amitabha centering the headdress, backed by a round mandorla with flame border, with a rich green patina overall
8 in. (20.2 cm.) high