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The Bodhisattva Manjushri (Arapacana Manjushri)10th-11th century

Not on view
Small gilt-bronze sculpture of a four-armed seated deity on a stepped lotus pedestal, with a flame-edged mandorla rising behind the figure

Unknown, The Bodhisattva Manjushri (Arapacana Manjushri), 10th-11th 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 Manjushri (Arapacana Manjushri)
Culture
Guge, Toling
Place Made
India, Jammu and Kashmir, Kashmir region
Date Made
10th-11th century
Medium
Leaded brass inlaid with silver; traces of gilding
Dimensions
5 1/8 x 3 5/8 x 1 3/8 in. (13.01 x 9.2 x 3.49 cm)
Credit Line
From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase
Accession Number
M.75.4.6
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Art of Tibet. Expanded edition. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1990.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Art of Tibet. Los Angeles; Berkeley, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1983.
  • Reedy, Chandra L. Himalayan Bronzes: Technology, Style and Choices. Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1997.
  • Rosenfield, John. The Arts of India and Nepal: The Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1966.