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Seated Female Deity Holding a Conch and Branch (?)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white image of a seated figure. The figure is sitting on a lotus flower base with their legs crossed. The figure is wearing a crown on their head and a necklace around their neck. The figure is wearing a decorative top. The figure has their hands in front of them; the right hand is holding a conch, and the left hand is holding a branch. The background of the image fades from dark gray at the top to light gray at the bottom.

Artwork Details

Date
last quarter of the 10th–first half of the 11th century
Medium
Bronze
Culture
Indonesia (Java, Ngandjuk)
Dimensions
463 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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