Figure of god Kuan Yin

Made:: 1500-1900 in China

Bronze figure of a male deity seated on a dragon

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Bronze figure of a male deity seated on a dragon
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Bronze figure of a male deity seated on a dragon, probably Kuan Yin, has 8 arms each holding different object, Chinese, 1500-1900

Details

Category:: Asian Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A658065

Materials:: complete and bronze

Measurements:: overall: 220 mm x 135 mm x 72 mm,

type:: statue

credit:: Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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