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Pakistan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Swat Valley

Four-Armed Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Seated in Lotus Position (Padmasana)

8th/9th century
Brass inlaid with silver and copper alloy
10.3 × 8.8 cm (4.1 × 3.5 in)

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