Avalokiteshvara of Chaiya

Avalokiteshvara
Materialbronze
Height63 cm (25 in)[1]
Created7th-8th century
Period/cultureSrivijaya
Discovered1905
Chaiya District, Surat Thani Province[2]
Discovered byDamrong Rajanubhab
Present locationBangkok National Museum, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, Thailand

Bronze Torso of Avalokiteshavara[3] is a Srivijaya-era bronze torso depicting Avalokiteshvara, a Bodhisattava in Buddhism. It was discovered in Chaiya District, Surat Thani Province in southern Thailand[2] and is currently in a collection of Bangkok National Museum.[1] It is one of the most beautiful and most widely recognised sculptures of Avalokiteshavara in Thailand.[2]

  1. ^ a b "พระโพธิสัตว์อวโลกิเตศวร" (in Thai). Bangkok National Museum. 2015. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
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