Highlights
Gilt-bronze Standing Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
- Nationality/Period
Silla Kingdom
- Materials
Metal - Gilt-bronze
- Category
religion - Buddhism - adoration - image of Buddha
- Dimensions
H. 17.7cm
- Accession Number
Deoksu 4635
This gilt-bronze statue of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva displays a well-proportioned body and a naturalistic posture. Overall, statues such as this one became simplified and flatter from the mid-8th century onward.