Standing Buddha with Left Hand in Gift Giving Gesture (varadamudra)

Standing Buddha with Left Hand in Gift Giving Gesture (varadamudra)

Chola period (c. 855-1279), about 11th century · Nagapattinam

Bronze

Art Institute of Chicago · Medieval (500–1500) · CC0 · Samuel M. Nickerson Fund

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