Small dark bronze seated deity figure with a flame-edged halo and parasol finial, on a stepped lotus base against a red wall.

Seated Bronze Deity with Parasol, Chunda

A small dark bronze sculpture shows a seated, adorned deity with a lotus-petal pedestal and a tiered parasol-like finial above its head. A flame-edged arched halo frames the figure against a bright red wall, with the stepped base showing a finely worked, weathered surface.

Artist: Unknown
Date: 9th/10th century
Medium: Bronze
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 843 × 1274 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1000).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Bertha Evans Brown Fund

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