Item: Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity) - Bodhisattva

Tibetan: སྤྱན་རས་གཟིགས། Chinese: 观音菩萨

(item no. 61805)

Origin Location	Swat Valley (Pakistan)
Date Range	600 - 699
Lineages	Buddhist
Material	Metal
Collection	Private

Alternate Names: Lokeshvara Avalokita Lokanata Lokanatha Mahakarunika

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Peaceful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

This figure is identified as Lokeshvara based on the large open front facing lotus blossom. There does not appear to be a small image of Amitabha Buddha on the crown nor a skin of antelope over the left shoulder.