Pensive Bodhisattva, Gilt Bronze Sculpture

A small gilt bronze figure sits in a pensive pose, right hand raised to the cheek and left hand resting on the knee. The figure wears a tall crown with a central medallion and a beaded necklace, seated on a draped pedestal with a lotus base. Its surface shows green patina around the crown.

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-7th century

Medium

Gilt bronze

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

2984 × 3722 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Walter and Leonore Annenberg and The Annenberg Foundation Gift, 2003