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Collection Online as of December 19, 2025
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
600s
Overall: 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.)
Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski 1977.178
Location: 243 Indian and Southeast Asian
Description
This rare image survives from the early phase of Buddhist sculpture in Southeast Asia. Made in what is known as the Pra Khon Chai style, it has the characteristic sensitivity of expression, slender physique, and looped locks of hair. This figure once held a lotus flower in the right hand and flask in the left—identifying features of Avalokiteshvara in this region.- (Monogram Antiques, Connie Mangskau [1907–1990], Bangkok, Thailand)?–1977Dr. Norman Zaworski [1920–2013], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art1977–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- "Annual Report for 1977." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 65, no. 6 (1978): 177-215. Mentioned: p. 192 www.jstor.org
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1977.178