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Pakistan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Swat Valley

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Seated with Hand in Gesture of Gift Giving (Varadamudra)

8th/9th century
Brass inlaid with silver
10.3 × 6 cm (4.1 × 2.4 in)

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