Title: Foliate Pedestal for a Buddhist Image
Object type: Pedestal
Date: late 12th century
Culture: India (probably Bengal)
Period: Pala period
Medium: Partially gilded brass, copper base
Dimensions: H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); W. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm); D. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Classification: Metalwork
Credit line: Purchase, The Manheim Foundation Inc. Gift and Rogers Fund, by exchange, 2009
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY