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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
Museum record:
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