Small gilded bronze seated figure with a tall topknot and raised hand, on a tiered pedestal above a rectangular openwork base, against a plain white background.

Seated gilt bronze figure with tall topknot

A small gilt bronze figure sits on a tiered pedestal, one hand raised before the chest and the other resting on the knee. Its tall topknot, necklaces and draped lower garment are finely modeled, and the figure rises above a rectangular openwork base.

Artist: Unknown
Date: 700-750 CE
Medium: Bronze with gilding
Source: Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size: 1826 × 2702 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 750).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art

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