Eleven-Headed Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara

Arts of Asia

17th/18th century

Tibet
Eastern Tibet

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of Asia

Title: Eleven-Headed Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
Place: Eastern Tibet (Object made in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1601–1800
Medium: Bronze with gold, pigments, and semiprecious stones
Dimensions: 34.6 × 17.9 × 7.4 cm (13 5/8 × 7 × 2 7/8 in.)
Credit Line: James W. and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection
Reference Number: 1984.1496
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Most likely sold to Mr. James W. Alsdorf (died 1990), Chicago, Ill., by Kubera Traders, Kathmandu, Nepal, February 19, 1979; Gifted to the Art Institute of Chicago by Mr. James W. Alsdorf (died 1990), Chicago, Ill., December 27, 1984.

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