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Pakistan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Swat Valley

Standing Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Holding a Lotus Flower

early 9th century
Brass inlaid with copper and silver
9.5 × 7.2 cm (3.7 × 2.8 in)

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