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late 13th century, probably 1286–92 · Copper alloy · Asian Art

This is one of a number of miniature versions of a large-scale cult icon depicting the Buddhist savior, the Bodhisattva Amoghapasa, in eight-armed form. The style, iconography, and dedicatory inscription on the reverse link this plaque to stone steles from Candi Jago, a late thirteenth-century royal foundation temple, in East Java. The parent icon is dated by inscription to 1286, during the reign of King Krtanagara Visvarupakumara, who is named as the patron of this metal plaque.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 13th century, probably 1286–92

Medium

Copper alloy

Culture

Indonesia (East Java)

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Purchase, The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Foundation Fund, David E. Stutzman and John D. Lamb, and Anonymous Gifts, William Spielman Bequest, in memory of William and Bette-Ann Spielman, and funds from various donors, 2014