Gilded bronze object with two pointed flame-shaped halos, each framing a small figure, on a rectangular base with an arched opening against a pale background.

The Buddhas Duobao and Sakyamuni, gilded bronze, 503

A gilded bronze stele-like object with two pointed flame-shaped halos rising from a rectangular base with an arched opening. Each halo frames a small frontal figure in low relief, and the base shows incised geometric and scroll bands, with worn gilding revealing dark metal beneath.

Artist: Unknown
Date: 503
Medium: Bronze
Source: Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size: 4000 × 3839 px

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

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