Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Seated with Hand in Gesture of Reassurance (Abhayamudra)

Arts of Asia

15th/16th century

Nepal

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of Asia

Title: Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Seated with Hand in Gesture of Reassurance (Abhayamudra)
Place: Nepal (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.: 1401–1600
Medium: Gilt bronze with gemstones
Dimensions: 17.5 × 10.1 × 7.4 cm (6 7/8 × 4 × 3 in.)
Credit Line: Kate S. Buckingham Fund
Reference Number: 1974.237
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Kathryn H. Selig Brown, “Himalayan Gems: Nepalese and Tibetan Art” in Orientations: The Magazine for Collectors and Connoisseurs of Asian Art, Volume 42, No. 3, April 2011, pp. 43-49.

Marinos Costeletos, London; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, June 16, 1975.

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