The Goddess Mahasitavati, Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript

The Goddess Mahasitavati, Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This seated, six-armed green goddess has one hand raised in abhaya mudra and holds a bow and arrow in her upper hands and two unidentifiable attributes in her other hands. She wears fine jewelry and a long, patterned waistcloth (dhoti).

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Goddess Mahasitavati, Folio from a Buddhist ManuscriptThe Goddess Mahasitavati, Folio from a Buddhist ManuscriptThe Goddess Mahasitavati, Folio from a Buddhist ManuscriptThe Goddess Mahasitavati, Folio from a Buddhist ManuscriptThe Goddess Mahasitavati, Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript

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