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

Details

  • Title : Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Seated with Hand in Gesture of Reassurance (Abhayamudra)
  • Year : 1401–1600
  • Classification : Sculpture
  • Medium : Gilt bronze with gemstones
  • Dimension : 17.5 x 10.1 x 7.4 cm (6 7/8 x 4 x 3 in.)
  • Accession No : Reference Number 1974.237
  • Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
  • Period : 15th/16th century
  • Collection : The Art Institute of Chicago
  • Credit Line : Kate S. Buckingham Fund
  • Status : Currently not on view
  • PUBLICATION HISTORY : 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.
  • PROVENANCE : Sold to the Art Institute by Mr. Marinos Costeletos, London, June 16, 1975.