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English: The bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara, an emanation of Amitabha, standing on a lotus all within a fiery halo.
Français : Le bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara, une émanation d'Amitabha, debout sur un lotus, entouré d'un halo de flammes.
Date 8th century AD
date QS:P571,+750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Medium cast bronze
Dimensions height: 18.3 cm (7.2 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,18.3U174728
institution QS:P195,Q6373
Current location
Department of Asia, room G33
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OA 1939.1-17.6
Object history collected by John Whitehead (East Asia)
Credit line 1936: sale of the collection of at Sotheby's
References British Museum: online database: entry 248333
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