Two bronze figures: a) Visnu, b) Maitreya
a) 10th–12th century, b) 11th century
Object PlaceIndia
Medium/TechniqueBronze, brass
DimensionsVisnu, Height x width: 8.1 × 6 cm (3 3/16 × 2 3/8 in.)
Maitreya, Height x width: 7.2 × 5 cm (2 13/16 × 1 15/16 in.)
Maitreya, Height x width: 7.2 × 5 cm (2 13/16 × 1 15/16 in.)
Credit LineMarianne Brimmer Fund
Accession number21.1652
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Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
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Provenance1921, purchased in India by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (b. 1887 - d. 1947) for the MFA. (Accession date: August 4, 1921)
18th century
16th–17th century
A.D. 1453
19th century
18th century
about 16th century
16–17th century
about 1788
about 1625–50
19th century
Late 19th to early 20th century