Cambodian Bodhisattva in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, August 2023

Restituted in December 2023

Title: Standing Eight-Armed Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion

Period: Angkor period

Date: late 12th century

Culture: Cambodia

Medium: Stone

Dimensions: H. 77 1/2 in. (196.9 cm); W. 33 1/4 (84.5 cm); D. 20 in. (50.8 cm); Wt. (approx.) 2645.5 lb. (1200 kg)

Classification: Sculpture

Credit Line: Gift of Jeffrey B. Soref, 2002


The facial features of this figure are thought to reflect the appearance of the ruler Jayavarman VII, who commissioned the Bayon temple complex.

Deaccessioned by The Metropolitan Museum of Art for return to the Kingdom of Cambodia, 2023

Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/51302