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The Arhat Kalika1450-1500

Not on view
Gilt bronze sculpture of a seated figure with shaved head and open-mouthed expression, holding beads and a vessel, on a rocky base
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
The Arhat Kalika
Place Made
Eastern Tibet
Date Made
1450-1500
Medium
Gilt brass
Dimensions
6 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. (16.51 x 12.07 x 8.26 cm)
Credit Line
From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, purchased with funds provided by the Jane and Justin Dart Foundation
Accession Number
M.81.90.18
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. The Art of Tibet. New York: The Asia Society, Inc., 1969.
  • Rhie, Marylin M. and Robert A.F. Thurman. Wisdom and Compassion: The Sacred Art of Tibet. New York: Tibet House, 1991.
  • Beguin, Gilles. Dieux et Demons de l'Himalaya: Art du Bouddhisme Lamaique. Paris: Grand Palais, 1977.
  • Reedy, Chandra L. Himalayan Bronzes: Technology, Style and Choices. Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1997.
  • Fisher, Robert E. Art of Tibet. London: Thames and Hudson, 1997.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Art of Tibet. Los Angeles; Berkeley, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1983.