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Akshobhya, the Transcendent Buddha of the East
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Bronze with silver and copper overlays, Pakistan (Northwest Frontier Province Swat Valley)
Rights: Public Domain
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Purchase Friends of Far Eastern Art Gifts 1985
Title: Akshobhya, the Transcendent Buddha of the East
Description:
Bronze with silver and copper overlays, Pakistan (Northwest Frontier Province Swat Valley).
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