Statue of manifestation of god Kuan Yin

Made:: 1500-1900 in China

Bronze seated statue, probably a manifestation of Kuan Yin

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Bronze seated statue, probably a manifestation of Kuan Yin
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Bronze seated statue, probably a manifestation of Kuan Yin, has 3 faces, 3 heads, and 12 arms, holds various attributes, collected during the Younghusband expedition, Chinese, 1500-1900

Details

Category:: Asian Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A17648

Materials:: complete and bronze

Measurements:: overall: 295 mm x 200 mm x 142 mm,

type:: statue

credit:: Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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