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Early 8th century

Avalokiteshvara

Artist/maker unknown

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Avalokiteshvara

This is a Cambodian statue of Avalokiteshvara, a bodhisattva in the Buddhist belief system.
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South Asian Art A Resource for Classroom Teachers

This teaching resource highlights eleven works of art that reflect the diverse cultures and religions of South Asia and the extraordinary beauty and variety of artworks produced in the region over the centuries.
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Art of China Teacher Resources

This teaching resource highlights fifteen works of art that reflect the diversity of the Philadelphia Museum of Art's collection and exemplify five important historical themes.
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Art of China classroom presentation

This teaching resource highlights fifteen works of art that reflect the diversity of the museum’s collection and exemplify five important historical themes: religious beliefs, belief in the afterlife, exchange between China and the West, reverence for the natural world, and auspiciousness. These themes and the objects that represent them do not exist in isolation but are deeply interwoven in the fabric of Chinese history and culture.
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Artist/maker unknown, Avalokiteshvara, Early 8th century | Philadelphia Art Museum