Artwork Details

Title
Manjushri
Dimensions
5 3/16 × 4 × 2 3/4 in.
Medium
Gilt copper alloy
Origin
Nepal
Classification(s)
sculpture
Date
17th century
Credit Line
Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, Gift of Ralph Redford
Object number
C2008.25
HAR Number
57008
Published references
* Van Alphen, J. Collection Highlights: Rubin Museum of Art. (New York: Rubin Museum of Art, 2014). Pp. 248-249

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