Ushnishavijaya | Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art

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Artwork Details

Title: Ushnishavijaya

Dimensions: 10 3/4 × 8 3/4 × 5 5/8 in.

Medium: Gilt copper alloy with inlays of semiprecious stones and pigment

Origin: Tibet

Classification(s): sculpture

Date: 15th century

Credit Line: Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art

Object number: C2005.16.22

HAR Number: 65445

Published references

Sotheby's, New York, September 17, 2003, no. 76.
Van Alphen, J. Collection Highlights: Rubin Museum of Art. New York: Rubin Museum of Art, 2014. Pp. 248-249

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Today, Tibetans primarily inhabit the Tibetan Plateau, situated between the Himalayan mountain range and the Indian subcontinent to the west, Chinese cultural regions to the east, and Mongolian cultural regions to the northeast. During the 7th to 9th century, Tibetan rulers expanded their empire across Central Asia, and established Buddhism as the state religion.

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