Date: 5^th year (AD 481) of Taihe Reign, Northern Wei

Dimensions: Height 25.2 cm, Maximum width 10.5 cm, Length 7.4 cm

Material: Gilt bronze

• Object Type：
  • SCULPTURE
• Location：
  • Ancient Chinese Sculpture Gallery
• Tag：
  • bodhisattva northern wei gilt bronze

Inscribed imagery of this type mostly represents Avalokiteśvara. This work was influenced by the Gandhara art as well as by the early Chinese Buddhist art then prevalent in Xinjiang and Hexi Region.