Statuette

A1117

From: Nepal

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number A1117
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Nepalese | Buddhist
Provenience Nepal
Date Made 15th Century
Section Asian
Materials Gilt | Copper
Technique Gilt | Repousse
Iconography Avalokitesvara | Indra
Description

Statuette of a bodhisatva. Brass. Indra, lord of the gods. Seated in adamintine pose, with open hands stretched out horizontally. Base missing.

Height 24.8 cm
Width 35.6 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Alexander Scott, 1914
Other Number 6-1959-9 - Philadelphia Museum of Art Number | LO-863-1 - Found in Collection Number

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