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Dvarapala: part of a Buddhist altar group
8th century
Chinese
gilt bronze
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Buddhist altar ornament: lotus bud supported by two dvarapala
618-907
Chinese
gilt bronze with blue-green patina
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Buddha or Maitreya, seated in cross-legged pose, on dias with incised incense burner and figures of two donors
late 6th century
Chinese
gilt bronze
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Bodhisattva or royal donor figure: part of a Buddhist altar
618-907
Chinese
gilt bronze
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Buddhist Bronze
circa 650-725
Chinese
gilt bronze
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Miniature altar: Standing Buddha in abhaya-vara mudra, flanked by 2 bodhisattvas
early 6th century
Chinese
bronze with traces of gilding on wooden stand
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Bodhisattva, attendant figure from a larger Buddha shrine
618-907
Chinese
gilt bronze
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Dvarapala (guardian figure) from a Buddhist altar
618-907
Chinese
bronze
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Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, in dhyana mudra, flanked by two donor figures and with a mandorla of the seven Buddhas of the past (fragment of a stele)
circa 500-550
Chinese
stone
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Buddha, seated, from Tongguan, with mandorla
4th century
Chinese
bronze
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Standing Buddha (or possibly Maitreya) in abhaya mudra, with flask in left hand
4th century
Chinese
bronze
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Buddha, standing on a table-like pedestal, with a flame mandorla
4th century
Chinese
cast and incised bronze
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Seated Buddha
first half of 5th century
Chinese
bronze
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A Votive plaque depicting a Bodhisattva in Amitabha’s (Chinese. Amitofou’s) Western Paradise, giving rebirth to new souls from lotus buds
618-907
Chinese
terracotta, molded
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A Votive plaque depicting the Buddha Amitâbha (Chinese, Amitofou) preaching in his Western Paradise
618-907
Chinese
terracotta, molded
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