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Group shot: 21.1652, 21.1653
Two bronze figures: a) Visnu, b) Maitreya
Group shot: 21.1652, 21.1653

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.)
Credit LineMarianne Brimmer Fund
Accession number21.1652
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
Collections
Provenance1921, purchased in India by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (b. 1887 - d. 1947) for the MFA. (Accession date: August 4, 1921)
Parsvanatha
A.D. 1453
Lakshmi-Narayana
Laksmi- Narayana
16–17th century
Head of Siva
18th century
Nandi
16th–17th century
Group shot: 17.2333, 17.2342
12th century
Toy Elephant
17th century(?)
Toy Deer
17–18th century