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# Figure of Avalokiteshvara (Figure of Avalokiteśvara)

Seated figure of Avalokiteśvara with attendant deities carved in a fine-grained green-grey sandstone. The central image is seated in padmāsana on a lotus; originally he had a high crown and four arms. The two hands clasped in front of his chest held a trailing garland.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 900–999 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1967-0213-1](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1967-0213-1) · Pramāṇa
