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The Bodhisattva Padmapani11th-12th century

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Small bronze sculpture of a standing four-armed crowned figure within an oval aureole, mounted on a stepped rectangular base with relief decoration

Unknown, The Bodhisattva Padmapani, 11th-12th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
The Bodhisattva Padmapani
Culture
Guge, Toling
Place Made
India, Jammu and Kashmir, Kashmir region
Date Made
11th-12th century
Medium
Brass
Dimensions
7 1/2 x 4 x 1 7/8 in. (19.1 x 10.16 x 4.76 cm)
Credit Line
From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase
Accession Number
M.75.4.7
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Art of Tibet. Los Angeles; Berkeley, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1983.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Art of Tibet. Expanded edition. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1990.
  • Rosenfield, John. The Arts of India and Nepal: The Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1966.
  • Reedy, Chandra L. Himalayan Bronzes: Technology, Style and Choices. Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1997.