Pink hardstone standing Avalokeshvara holding his attributes - 6555

Pink hardstone of standing Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara on lotus base
Phnom Da period 7-8th Century, Cambodia
Dimensions:  Ht 79 x W25 x D 14 cm 

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* Avalokiteshvara is the earthly manifestation of the self-born eternal Buddha Amitabha, whose figure is represented in his headdress,
 and he guards the world in the interval between the departure of the historical Buddha, Gautama, and the appearance of the future 
 buddha, Maitreya.

This savior stands on a pair of lotus blooms, his eyes downcast as he extends grace to devotees. He wears an elaborate diadem with 
the Amitabha Buddha prominently displayed. His left hand holds a lotus bud, evoking Padmapani, the lotus bearer, and his right holds
an ascetic’s water vessel (kamandalu). Stylistically, the figure relates to the pre-Angkorian center of Phnom Da, southern Cambodia.