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Votive Plaque

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Votive Plaque depicts a figure on a circular plaque, cracked vertically down the middle and horizontally near the bottom. The figure has a round face with small eyes and a mouth. The figure has short hair and wears jewelry around their neck. Eight arms protrude from the sides of the figure's body. The two right arms are bent at the elbow and held up. The left arms are bent with the hands resting on the knees. The figure sits with legs crossed. The background of the image is light gray.

Artwork details

Date:
10th–16th century
Medium:
Clay
Culture:
Tibet or Central Asia(?)
Dimensions:
600 × 604 px
Museum record:
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