Title: Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion
Object type: Figurine
Date: ca. late 7th–first half of  the 8th century
Culture: Sri Lanka
Period: Anuradhapura period
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); D. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Gift of Samuel Eilenberg, in memory of Carneg Kevorkian, 1987
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Buddhism, term: Avalokiteshvara, term: Bodhisattvas