Votive Plaque with a Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara

Votive Plaque with a Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

These small molded clay plaques (tsa tsa) moved freely across Himalayan communities. Produced a sacred centers, they were taken home by pilgrims to be venerated in shrines or given as devotional offerings at local temples and sacred places.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.