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Avalokiteshvara

 

This statue of Avalokiteshvara was found in a tin mine belonging to Anglo Oriental, at Bidor in Perak in 1936. It is made of bronze and has eight arms of which, however, one is broken. It is dated some time between the 7th and the 12th centuries AD, when the culture of the region was Hindu-Buddhist. The statue weights 63 kilograms and stands 93 cm high.