A rare Silver Figure of Avalokiteshvara
A rare Silver Figure of Avalokiteshvara

INDONESIA, SHRIVIJAYA STYLE, 8TH/9TH CENTURY

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A rare Silver Figure of Avalokiteshvara
Indonesia, Shrivijaya style, 8th/9th century
The four-armed deity finely cast standing on a separately cast bronze double-lotus base, of slender elongated outline, the face with a benign expression with conical headdress centered by a figure of Amitabha and backed by an arched nimbus
4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm.) high
Exhibited
On loan to the Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington, April 2002-January 2007

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