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Standing Bodhisattva (Avalokitesvara or Maitreya)

Thai (Sculptor)
8th century (Dvaravati)
solid cast leaded high-tin bronze
(Southeast Asia )

The legs stand apart, the right foot turns slightly outwards, and the torso is subtly tilted: all these elements suggest imminent movement and- rather than presenting a self-contained gracefulness- offer involvement.

If in the left hand there was once a flask that has been broken above and below the fingers, the bodhisattva can be identified as Avalokitesvara. Otherwise, he is likely to be Maitreya.

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Provenance
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Private collection (formerly Nakhon Pathom), prior to September 1948; Alexander B. Griswold, Monkton, September 1948 [presented to the Breezewood Foundation, December 1960, inv. no. 141]; Walters Art Museum, 1992, by bequest.

Exhibitions

1995 Unearthly Elegance: Buddhist Art from the Griswold Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.
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Thailand (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H from block: 7 7/8 × W: 2 1/4 × D: 1 11/16 in. (20 × 5.7 × 4.3 cm); H with tang: 8 13/16 in. (22.4 cm)

Credit Line

Bequest of A. B. Griswold, 1992

Location in Museum

Centre Street: Fourth Floor: Across Asia - Arts of Asia and the Islamic World

Accession Number

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54.2688

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