Multi-Armed Avalokiteshvara
The positions of this figure’s four hands and the flower he holds identify him as a particular form of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara. Known as Shadakshari Lokeshvara, he joins the palms of his two front hands at his heart in the gesture of respectful greeting, and he holds a...
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98098
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normalized
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Purchased by Walter Hauser [1], Charlottesville, Virginia, 1964-65; given to Walters Art Museum, 2016.[1] Purchased from an unknown dealer or bazaar shop in Kalimpong or Darjeeling in West Bengal
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en
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6
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Culture
Tibetan
Genre
sculpture (visual works)
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