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India Bengal or Bihar

Guhyasamaja Manjuvajra, an Esoteric Form of Bodhisattva Manjushri

Pala period, 12th century
Brass with silver, copper, turquoise, and coral inlay
7.1 × 2.5 cm (2.8 × 1 in)

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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

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