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Akshobhya (Transcendent Buddha of the East)

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Akshobhya (Transcendent Buddha of the East)

Date:: 9th century
Culture:: Pakistan (probably Swat region)
Medium:: Bronze with silver and copper overlays
Dimensions:: H. 9 1/2 (24.1 cm); W. 5 in. (12.7 cm); D. 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm)
Classification:: Sculpture
Credit Line:: Purchase, Friends of Far Eastern Art Gifts, 1985
Accession Number:: 1985.77

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 237

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