Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Standing Avalokitesvara
7th-8th century (Dvaravati)
hollow cast leaded bronze
(Southeast Asia )
(Southeast Asia )
This image is likely to have been an early import from Sri Lanka. An antelope skin has been thrown over the left shoulder.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Nakhon Kasem, Bangkok; Alexander B. Griswold, Monkton, August 1949, by purchase [presented to the Breezewood Foundation, December 1985, inv. no. 858]; Walters Art Museum, 1992, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1995 | Unearthly Elegance: Buddhist Art from the Griswold Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Sri Lanka (Place of Origin)
Measurements
9 1/16 in. (23 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of A. B. Griswold, 1992
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.2826