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Unknown

12th century · Bronze with silver inlay · Asian Art

This female bodhisattva holds her hands in dharmachakramudra (gesture of exposition). The stem of a flower would have supported her identifying attribute, now lost. She is likely Prajnaparamita, the wisdom goddess, whose identifier is a manuscript.

Artist

Unknown

Date

12th century

Medium

Bronze with silver inlay

Culture

India, Bihar

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Gift of Samuel Eilenberg, 1987