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        "tombstone": "Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, 600s. Northeastern Thailand, Khorat Plateau, Buriram Province. Bronze and silver alloy; overall: 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski, 1977.178",
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        "title": "Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara",
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        "department": "Indian and Southeast Asian Art",
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        "type": "Sculpture",
        "measurements": "Overall: 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.)",
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                "description": "(Monogram Antiques, Connie Mangskau [1907\u20131990], Bangkok, Thailand)",
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        "description": "This rare image survives from the early phase of Buddhist sculpture in Southeast Asia. Made in what is known as the Pra Khon Chai style, it has the characteristic sensitivity of expression, slender physique, and looped locks of hair. This figure once held a lotus flower in the right hand and flask in the left\u2014identifying features of Avalokiteshvara in this region.",
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                "citation": "\"Annual Report for 1977.\" <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 65, no. 6 (1978): 177-215.",
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