Bodhisattva or royal donor figure: part of a Buddhist altar

Accession Number
1961/2.76

Title
Bodhisattva or royal donor figure: part of a Buddhist altar

Artist(s)
Chinese

Artist Nationality
Chinese (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
618-907

Medium & Support
gilt bronze

Dimensions
2 3/8 in. x 1 3/16 in. x 5/8 in. ( 6.1 cm x 3 cm x 1.6 cm )

Credit Line
Museum purchase for the James Marshall Plumer Memorial Collection

Subject matter
A bodhisattva (a "wisdom being" in Mahayana Buddhism) or donor figure from a larger altarpiece.

Primary Object Classification
Sculpture

Primary Object Type
figure

Additional Object Classification(s)
Ritual Object

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
Buddhism
altarpieces
bodhisattva
miniature (size attribute)

3 Related Resources

Before 1492
(Part of 3 Learning Collections)
Buddhism
(Part of 2 Learning Collections)
Devotional Objects Across Religions
(Part of 4 Learning Collections)

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