Vairochana, the Transcendent Buddha of the Center
Unknown Artist
9th–early 10th century
Medium
Bronze with silver inlay
Dimensions
H. 13 in. (33 cm); W. 7 7/16 in. (18.9 cm); D. 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm)
Classification
Sculpture
Culture
Pakistan (possibly Gilgit region)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Ex Coll.: Columbia University, Purchase, Louis V. Bell and Fletcher Funds, 1987
Accession Number
1987.218.7
Tags
BuddhismBuddhaLionsSwat Valley