Art Institute of Chicago
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
Thailand or Cambodia
- Date
- Angkor period, 11th century
- Medium
- Sandstone
- Culture
- Southeast Asia
- Department
- Arts of Asia
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
This fragmented sandstone sculpture depicts Avalokiteshvara, the four-armed Bodhisattva of compassion, from the 11th-century Angkor period. Carved in the elegant Baphuon style, it features a high-tied sampot (male wrap garment), a serene face, and a small seated Buddha Amitabha in the chignon—crucial for its identification. Likely once part of a worship triad, the sculpture’s exact origins remain unknown, reflecting the difficulties of tracing displaced artifacts from this period.
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- Object type
- AAT300301253
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