Standing Bodhisattva

Description Provenance Credit

Description This elegant princely figure stands for a Buddhist virtue or for a particular path towards Buddhahood. The object on top of the lotus in his left hand is too indistinct to be certain about his identification.

Provenance Sarah M. Bekker, Arlington, VA [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2004, by gift.

Credit Gift of Sarah M. Bekker, 2004

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Creator

Javanese (Artist)

Period

8th-9th century

Medium

copper alloy
(Metal)

Accession Number

54.3018

Measurements

4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm)

Geographies

Indonesia, Java (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View