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Small gilt bronze seated figure with hand raised to cheek, wearing a tall crown, on a draped pedestal against a gray background.

Pensive bodhisattva

A small gilt bronze figure sits in a pensive pose, right hand raised to the cheek and left hand resting on the knee. The figure wears a tall crown with a central medallion and a beaded necklace, seated on a draped pedestal with a lotus base. Its surface shows green patina around the crown.

Artist
Unknown
Date
mid-7th century
Medium
Gilt bronze
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2984 × 3722 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 670).
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, Purchase, Walter and Leonore Annenberg and The Annenberg Foundation Gift, 2003

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