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Bodhisattva Manjushri: Lord of Wisdom
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The Bodhisattva of Wisdom can be identified by the lion mount, the horizontal palm-leaf manuscript on the lotus above his left shoulder, and the stupa above his head. His seat and footrests are lotus flowers, indicating transcendence of the ordinary world.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineBodhisattva Manjushri: Lord of Wisdom, 1000s–1100s. East India, Bengal. Bronze with gilding and inlay of semiprecious stones; overall: 31.2 cm (12 5/16 in.); part 1: 6.5 x 15.5 x 11.9 cm (2 9/16 x 6 1/8 x 4 11/16 in.); part 2: 41.9 x 15.2 cm (16 1/2 x 6 in.); part 3: 16.5 x 8.5 cm (6 1/2 x 3 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1960.285
