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Avalokiteshvara
8th-9th century
bronze
(Southeast Asia )
(Southeast Asia )
A school of sculptors thought to have been based in northeastern Thailand specialized in the creation of images of the compassionate lord, Avalokiteshvara, and other bodhisattvas that are notable for the subtlety of their graceful postures.
Provenance
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Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Wolf Ledejinsky, S. Kriger, Inc., Washington, D. C.; Sarah M. Bekker, Arlington, Virginia [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2000, by gift.
Geographies
Cambodia
(Place of Origin)
Thailand (Place of Origin)
Measurements
15 in. (38.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Sarah M. Bekker, 2000
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.2963