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Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara

Southern Thailand or Sumatra artist · 8th–early 9th century

Palette

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Artist

Southern Thailand or Sumatra artist

Date

8th–early 9th century

Type

Decorative arts & sculpture

Medium

Copper alloy

Size

H. 22 1/4 in. (56.6 cm); W. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); D. 5 in. (12.7 cm)

Place

Southern Thailand or Sumatra

Period

7th century

Main colour

White & cream · lightness 66, colourfulness 2

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1982. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules