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Buddha Offering Protection
18th century
- Date
- 18th century
- Culture or place
- Sri Lanka, Kandy district
- Medium
- Ivory with polychrome
- Size
- H. 11 13/16 in. (30 cm); W. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)
- Type
- Sculpture
- Museum
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Licence
- Public domain: free to use, no permission needed
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