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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.

Unknown, The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, 8th-9th century (alternate view), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Indian Art Special Purpose fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

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
  • Pal, Pratapaditya; Dehejia, Vidya; Slusser, Mary Shepherd; Fisher, Robert E.; Brown, Robert L. Arts of Asia 15 (6): 68-125 (November- December 1985).

  • 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.

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