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12th century · Copper with gold paint · Asian Art

Akshobhya is one of the five Transcendent Buddhas of Esoteric Buddhism. His attribute, the thunderbolt scepter (vajra), is displayed on the cloth frontal of his lion-supported lotus throne.

Artist

Unknown

Date

12th century

Medium

Copper with gold paint

Culture

Nepal (Kathmandu Valley)

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Bette-Ann and William Spielman, 1979