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Dark green bronze statue of a standing bodhisattva with raised arms and a tall coiled crown, against a black background.

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara

A small dark bronze standing figure against a black background, shown frontally with arms raised and bent at the elbows, hands held near the shoulders. The figure wears a tall crown of coiled hair, a narrow sash at the waist, and a short lower garment, with a calm, downcast face. The surface shows green patina and wear.

Artist
Unknown
Date
second quarter of the 8th century
Medium
Copper alloy inlaid with silver and glass or obsidian
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2919 × 4000 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 775).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1967

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