Statuette

92-1-7

From: India

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 92-1-7
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese | Buddhist
Provenience India
Section Asian
Materials Stone
Iconography Deity
Description

Small image of a deity backed by an arched frame but worked on all sides, the deity, dressed in a dhoti, has six arms and three heads; each arm holds an attribute such as a conch shell, drum, medicine jar, rope, club, and scraper. Possibly an esoteric form of Kannon (Skt. Avalokitesvara).

Height 7 cm
Width 5.3 cm
Thickness 1.59 cm
Credit Line Received from various sources, pre-1992

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