Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
The inscription around the base states that this Lokeshvara was commissioned by a Buddhist monk ("bhiksu") for his own use. This may indicate that not only was it used as a personal votive object but that the monk would receive the rewards for having it made. (Usually inscript...
Artifact
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id
33890
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| contentType |
contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Ian Alsop, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, December 15, 1980, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2021, by gift.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/REF_F.166_Fnt_UK.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/REF_F.166_Fnt_UK.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/REF_F.166_Fnt_UK.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.3130 |
Terms
Medium
gilded copper alloy
Genre
sculpture (visual works)
Relations
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