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Buddhist altar ornament: lotus bud supported by two dvarapala

Chinese

Artwork Details

Buddhist altar ornament: lotus bud supported by two dvarapala
618-907
Chinese
gilt bronze with blue-green patina
3 in. x 1 9/16 in. x 3/8 in. ( 7.6 cm x 4 cm x 0.9 cm )
Museum purchase for the James Marshall Plumer Memorial Collection
1961/2.74

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Subject Matter:

A fragment of a portable Buddhist altar, consisting of a lotus bud supported by two dvarapala (guardian figures); this motif is commonly found front and center in Chinese Buddhist altars of the 6th through 8th centuries.

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