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Head and torso of a Bodhisattva (Srivijaya Style)

Khmer

Artwork Details

Head and torso of a Bodhisattva (Srivijaya Style)
8th century
Khmer
stone
17 x 12 x 7 in. (43.18 x 30.48 x 17.78 cm)
Gift of John Adams Thierry in memory of Louis Sidney Thierry
1993/2.36

Description

Subject Matter:

A bodhisattva, or "wisdom being" in Mahayana Buddhism. Judging from its scale and pose, this may have been an independent icon, or part of a triad centered on the figure of the Buddha.

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