Object Number | 38-32-3B |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chinese | Buddhist |
Provenience | North China |
Period | Sui Dynasty |
Date Made | 575-600 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Bronze |
Iconography | Dashizhi | Lotus Bud | Pearl | Mahasthamaprapta |
Description | Lotus pedestal or base for a standing bronze figure of Dashizhi (Sanskrit: Mahasthamaprapta), a bodhisattva belonging to the retinue of the Amitabha Buddha. |
Credit Line | Purchased from C. T. Loo; Subscription of A. Felix du Pont, 1938 |
Other Number | S.L. 2914.9 (MET) - Old Loan Number |
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