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The Bodhisattva Manjushri12th century

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Small gilt-bronze sculpture of a seated deity with tall stacked crown, bare torso, and one knee raised, on a lotus petal pedestal
Bronze sculpture of a seated deity with traces of gilt, wearing jewelry and an elaborate crown, one hand raised, seated in lalitasana on a double-lotus pedestal with lotus petal base.
Gilt bronze sculpture of a seated deity in three-quarter view, with a tall crown, elaborate jewelry, and crossed legs atop a double-lotus pedestal; gilding worn to reveal dark metal beneath.
Gilt bronze Tibetan deity in yab-yum embrace, seated in lalitasana on a double-lotus pedestal, wearing a stacked crown; worn gilding reveals dark bronze beneath.

Unknown, The Bodhisattva Manjushri, 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 Manjushri
Place Made
India, Bihar
Date Made
12th century
Medium
Gilt copper alloy
Dimensions
3 7/8 x 2 5/8 x 1 3/8 in. (9.84 x 6.66 x 3.49 cm)
Credit Line
From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase
Accession Number
M.75.4.9
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Indian Sculpture, vol.2. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1988.
  • Rosenfield, John. The Arts of India and Nepal: The Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1966.
  • Dohanian, D.K. The Art of India. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, University Publications, 1961.
  • Art of India and Southeast Asia. University of Illinois, Champaign: Krannert Art Museum, 1964.
  • Peyton, Allysa B. and Katherine Anne Paul. Arts of South Asia: Cultures of Collecting. Gainesville: University of Florida Press, 2019.

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