Seated Agastya
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Seated Agastya

TitleSeated Agastya
Dateca 8th–9th century (?) 8th century
MediumBronze
ClassificationSculpture
OriginIndonesia (Sumatra) Indonesia
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineSamuel Eilenberg Collection, Gift of Samuel Eilenberg, 1987
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Seated Agastya” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated ca 8th–9th century (?). It is executed in bronze and classified as sculpture. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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Dated to ca 8th–9th century (?). Explore the wider set of works from the 8th century held in the archive.

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