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Dvarapala: part of a Buddhist altar group

Chinese

Artwork Details

Dvarapala: part of a Buddhist altar group
8th century
Chinese
gilt bronze
2 3/16 in. x 1 1/8 in. x 1/2 in. ( 5.5 cm x 2.9 cm x 1.3 cm )
Museum purchase for the James Marshall Plumer Memorial Collection
1961/2.73

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Subject Matter:

A miniature cast bronze image of a dvarapala, a Buddhist gate guardian, once part of a larger altarpiece.

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