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Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
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About this work
This rare image survives from the early phase of Buddhist sculpture in Southeast Asia. Made in what is known as the Pra Khon Chai style, it has the characteristic sensitivity of expression, slender physique, and looped locks of hair. This figure once held a lotus flower in the right hand and flask in the left—identifying features of Avalokiteshvara in this region.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineBodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, 600s. Northeastern Thailand, Khorat Plateau, Buriram Province. Bronze and silver alloy; overall: 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski, 1977.178
