Bronze Avalokiteshvara

Name/Title

Bronze Avalokiteshvara

Entry/Object ID

1996.006.0002

Acquisition

Accession

1996.006

Source or Donor

Mr. & Mrs. George Moorehead

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. & Mrs. George Moorehead

Made/Created

Artist

Unidentified

Place

Country

Cambodia

Region

Southeast Asia

Continent

Asia

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

L, W: 16x8 in

Width

8 in

Length

16 in

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Label

Label

Avalokiteshvara is the bodhisattva of compassion, who has postponed reaching nirvana until all other beings have also reached enlightenment and are liberated from the cycle of rebirth. Avalokiteshvara is represented in varying forms and genders across Asia but is often recognizable by the headdress displaying an effigy of the Buddha Amitabha.