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Figure of a Buddhist deity

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Associated place

Asia › India › east India › Bihar (place of creation)

Date

11th century (1001 - 1100)

Material and technique

bronze

Dimensions

8.7 x 7.3 x 2.4 cm max. (height x width x depth)

Material index

processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › bronze

Technique index

formed › cast

Object type index

sculpture › figure › figurine,

religious/ritual equipment

No. of items

1

Credit line

Purchased, 1997.

Accession no.

EA1997.253
Further reading

Heller, Amy, Early Himalayan Art (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2008), p. 28, illus. p. 29 fig. 15

Location

- First floor | Room 32 | India from 600

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