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The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara8th-9th century

Not on view
Bronze standing figure with tall conical headdress, draped lower garment, and one hand raised holding a small round object, dark patinated surface
Bronze sculpture of a standing deity figure with an elaborate crown, one hand raised with open palm, wearing a long dhoti, with dark patinated surface showing age.
Bronze sculpture of a standing deity figure with a tall chignon headdress, wearing a draped lower garment, one arm bent at the elbow, with dark patinated surface showing age.
Bronze figure of a standing deity, seen from the back, wearing a close-fitted lower garment, with arms slightly extended; heavily patinated green-gray surface with a hollow opening at the crown of the elaborately dressed hair.
Small bronze sculpture of a standing bodhisattva figure with tall crowned headdress, draped garments falling to bare feet, one hand raised holding an object, weathered patina with pale grey surface.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
Place Made
Sri Lanka
Date Made
8th-9th century
Medium
Copper alloy
Dimensions
7 1/16 x 2 1/8 x 1 3/8 in. (17.9 x 5.4 x 3.5 cm)
Credit Line
Indian Art Special Purpose fund
Accession Number
M.83.107
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography

  • Brown, Robert L. Southeast Asian Art at LACMA: An Online Scholarly Catalogue. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2013. Accessed June 25, 2024. http://seasian.catalog.lacma.org/.

  • Romain, Julie. "Ananda Coomaraswamy and the formation of the Sri Lanka collection at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art." Journal of the History of Collections 28 no.3 (2016): 465-478.
  • Brown, Robert L., Tushara Bindu Gude, Donald Stadtner, and Lakshika Senarath Gamage. The Jeweled Isle: Art from Sri Lanka. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2018.