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Side Element from a Halo

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metal sculpture; rectangular with a beveled edge; upper right and lower right corners decorated with scrollwork; depiction of a crowned male figure; figure holds object in right hand and triangular object in left; figure wears a necklace and bracelets; figure wears long pants; figure stands on right foot; left foot bare; figure accompanied by a bull on right; bull faces right; figure and bull flank a pole; scrollwork base. Side Element from a Halo; artist unknown.

Artwork details

Date:
14th–15th century
Medium:
Gilt copper alloy
Culture:
Tibet
Dimensions:
447 × 625 px
Museum record:
View original
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