Eleven-Headed and Six-Armed Guanyin (Avalokiteshvara) Standing on a Lotus

Eleven-Headed and Six-Armed Guanyin (Avalokiteshvara) Standing on a Lotus

Tang dynasty (618–907), c. 9th century · China

Gilt copper alloy

Art Institute of Chicago · Medieval (500–1500) · CC0 · Gift of C. A. Islinger in memory of his mother Helen Islinger

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