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figure
Object Type
figure
Museum number
1924,0110.2
Description
Figure (Manjusri). Holding lotus and flanked by scrolled borders. Made of sandstone.
Cultures/periods
Pala
Production date
750
(circa)
Production place
Made in:
Nalanda
(?)
Excavator/field collector
Field Collection by:
Sir William Bourdillon
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Nalanda
Materials
sandstone
Dimensions
Height:
41 inches
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Koezuka (1994) / Masterpieces of Buddhist and Hindu Art from the British Museum
(Cat. no. 33)
Location
Not on display
Exhibition history
Exhibited: 1994, Kyoto National Museum, Masterpieces of Buddhist and Hindu Sculpture from the British Museum 1994, Tokyo, Tobu Museum of Art, Masterpieces of Buddhist and Hindu Sculpture from the British Museum
Subjects
bodhisattva
lotus
Associated names
Representation of:
Mañjuśrī/Wenshu/Monju
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Lady Mary Bourdillon
Acquisition date
1924
Department
Asia
Registration number
1924,0110.2
Conservation
Treatment
: 07 Jan 1994