Nepalese sculpture
Nepalese Sculpture
The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, gilded bronze, c. 16th century CE, presently at the British Museum.
Nrtyadevi, the Goddess of Dance, c. 16th century CE, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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The sculpture of Nepal is best known for small religious figures and ritual objects in bronze or copper alloy, but also has other strengths. The Newar people of Nepal had a long-lasting specialism in casting small bronze figures, mostly religious and especially Buddhist, considerable numbers of which were exported to India and Tibet over many centuries.