

Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion
Dark brown statue of a person sitting on a rectangular base with one leg bent in front and the other crossed over it. The figure has a smaller figure on top of their head. Their right arm is bent at the elbow with the hand in front of their body. The left arm is resting on the base beside them. The figure is wearing a short, draped garment. The background is a gradient from dark gray at the top to light gray at the bottom.
Artwork details
- Date:
- ca. late 7th–first half of the 8th century
- Medium:
- Bronze
- Culture:
- Sri Lanka
- Dimensions:
- 497 × 625 px
- Museum record:
- View original





























