
Halo with etched Buddha at Awakening and Attendants
- Location
- Kashmir
- Date
- ca. 720
- Material
- brass, silver, copper
- Dimensions
- 14 7/8 x 9 5/8x 3 3/8 in. (37.7 x 24.3 x 8.5 cm)
- Collection
Private collection
- Photo Credit
- image after Heller 1999, no. 23
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