Object Number | A1123 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Nepalese | Buddhist |
Provenience | Nepal |
Date Made | 17th Century |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Bronze | Turquoise | Gilt |
Technique | Gilded | Inlaid |
Iconography | Manjusri |
Description | Gilt bronze Manjusri with turquoise inlay. Manjusri, the bodhisattva of wisdom, is flanked by two lotus stalks which hold his attributes of a sword and a sutra. He is seated on a lotus on an oblong dais (two parts). The halo that attaches to the throne is missing. |
Credit Line | Purchased from Alexander Scott, 1914 |
Other Number | 141 - Other Number |
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