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Eleven-Headed Avalokitesvara

1500s–1600s

Nepal

Medium
painted ivory
Measurements
Overall: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Eleanor Everett in memory of Mr. Morris Everett 1993.241
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Location
Not on view
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A painted ivory sculpture depicts the standing eleven-headed Avalokiteshvara with eight arms. His heads stack in five tiers, narrowing as they ascend: three rows of three topped by two single heads. Two central hands join in prayer at his chest while others reach outward. Faded red and green pigments accent the weathered, gold-toned surface. He stands straight-legged, draped in patterned garments, and mounted on a rectangular wooden pedestal.

Eleven-Headed Avalokitesvara

1500s–1600s

Nepal

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