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The Sculpture of Chöying Dorjé, Tenth Karmapa

Fig. 8.29: Seated Buddha Akshobhya
Indian, Kashmir region, probably Gilgit (present-day Pakistan); 8th or 9th century
Copper alloy with copper, silver, and niello inlays and traces of pigment
11 1⁄2 x 6 x 4 in. (29.21 x 15.24 x 10.16 cm)

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond. Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Fund
86.120
Photograph by Katherine Wetzel
© Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Literature: Reedy, P25.