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| Keywords: Bangladeshi - Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara - Walters 543006 - View A.jpg Lightly clad and sparsely ornamented the ascetic bodhisattva is seated in the graceful lalitasana on a lotus with a prominent calyx and broad petals placed atop a plain rectangular base with molding at the bottom His right foot rests laterally on a ledge with beaded edge projecting from the base The slim figure has a long oval face with large staring eyes shaded by peaked brows Long braids of hair frame the face and a fan-shaped crest on top adds a decorative touch His extended right hand holds a jewel and the left grasps a stem carrying a flower with a cluster of leaves probably representing the blue lotus century 9 bronze cm 13 accession number 54 3006 25184 John and Berthe Ford Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum John Berthe Ford 2002 Desire and Devotion Art from India Nepal and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; Birmingham Museum of Art Birmingham; Santa Barbara Museum of Art Santa Barbara; Albuquerque Museum Albuquerque 2001-2003 place of origin Bangladesh Walters Art Museum license Buddhist art in the Walters Art Museum Art of Bangladesh Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Braids in art Bodhisattva statues | ||||
