Title: Buddha Offering Protection
Object type: Figure
Date: 11th–12th century
Culture: India (Tamil Nadu, Nagapattinam)
Period: Chola period (880–1279)
Medium: Copper alloy
Dimensions: H. 24 3/4 in. (62.9 cm); W. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm); D. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Gift of Muneichi Nitta, 2004
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Later Andhra, term: Buddhism, term: Buddha