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King Songtsen Gampo (Reigned 634-650)17th century

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Artist or Maker: Unknown
Title: King Songtsen Gampo (Reigned 634-650)
Place Made: Central Tibet
Date Made: 17th century
Medium: Gilt brass with traces of paint
Dimensions: 6 1/8 x 4 1/4 x 3 in. (15.55 x 10.79 x 7.62 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Werner G. Scharff
Accession Number: M.80.229
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. "Cosmic Vision and Buddhist Images." Art International vol. XXV, no. 1-2 (1982): 8-40.
Pal, Pratapaditya. Elephants and Ivories in South Asia. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1981.
Pal, Pratapaditya. Art of Tibet. Expanded edition. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1990.
Reedy, Chandra L. Himalayan Bronzes: Technology, Style and Choices. Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1997.