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Unknown artist

Date: dated by inscription to ca. 600

Medium: Gilt brass with silver and copper inlay

Dimensions: H. 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm); W. 6 in. (15.2 cm); D. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)

Classification: Sculpture

Culture: Pakistan (Gilgit Kingdom)

Period: Patola Shahi period

Themes: Buddha, Buddhism

Purchase, Rogers Fund; Anonymous and Jeff Soref Gifts; Winnie Feng Gift, in honor of Florence Irving; and John Stewart Kennedy Fund, by exchange, 2011

Met highlight
Date range
550 – 650
Largest dimension
24.4 cm
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