Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, early 12th century

Bodhisattva delayed their own nirvana to help others on Earth.
Indian, from Manuscript of the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita
Original height 7cms
From Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. 2001.445f

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