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The Bodhisattva Vajrapani

Eastern India, Bihar, probably Nalanda artist · 7th–early 8th century

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Artist

Eastern India, Bihar, probably Nalanda artist

Date

7th–early 8th century

Type

Decorative arts & sculpture

Medium

Sandstone

Size

H. 30 7/8 in. (78.4 cm); W. 23 13/16 in. (60.5 cm); D. 6 in. (15.2 cm)

Place

Eastern India, Bihar, probably Nalanda

Period

6th century

Main colour

Grey · lightness 50, colourfulness 4

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules