© British Museum
Standing Avalokiteshvara
Artist: Indian
Location: British Museum
Date: 12th Century
Materials: stone
Dimensions: 83cm high
Grant:
Amount Paid: £5,000 (Total: £16,000)
Vendor: Dr. John Siudmak
Review number: 4928 (2001)
Provenance:
Maurice Goldman collection, 1950; acquired by the vendor at Christie's, 1996.
Description:
The sculpture represents Avalokiteshvara, the Buddhist Bodhisattva of compassion who has a wide cult following in Asia. It comes from eastern India, an important centre of Buddhist thought and monasticism in the late medieval period.
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