Vairochana, the Transcendent Buddha of the Center

Unknown Artist

9th–early 10th century

Vairochana, the Transcendent Buddha of the Center by Unknown Artist

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

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