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Dark bronze sculpture of a standing Buddha flanked by two crowned bodhisattvas on lotus bases, on a rectangular plinth.

Buddha Attended by Bodhisattvas Avalokiteshvara and Maitreya

A dark bronze sculpture shows a central standing Buddha flanked by two slender attendant bodhisattvas, each with a tall crown and standing on a lotus base. The three figures rest on a shared rectangular plinth against a black background, with weathered, patinated surfaces.

Artist
Unknown
Date
second half of the 8th century
Medium
Copper alloy
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
3180 × 2385 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 800).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · 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, Gift of John and Evelyn Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1984

Español: Buda acompañado por dos bodhisattvas, escultura de aleación de cobre

Una escultura de bronce oscuro muestra un Buda central de pie flanqueado por dos bodhisattvas esbeltos, cada uno con una corona alta y de pie sobre una base de loto. Las tres figuras descansan sobre un pedestal rectangular compartido, contra un fondo negro, con superficies desgastadas y patinadas.

Português: Buda acompanhado por dois bodisatvas, escultura em liga de cobre

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