Gilt bronze in art: 9 works, most common in Asian Art

Medium9 works

Collection Summary

Works Held	9
Date Range	750 – 1899
Primary Department	Asian Art (11)
Most Common Form	Sculpture (10)
Cultures Represented	7
Public Domain	9 works (69%)

Works by Century

8th century

9th century

10th century

11th century

14th century

15th century

16th century

17th century

18th century

Departments

Asian Art

Arms and Armor

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Forms & Classifications

Sculpture

Glass

Metalwork

Shields

Cultures Represented

Tibet · 6 Sri Lanka · 2India (Bengal) or Bangladesh · 1Italian, Venice (Murano) or Iranian, Qom · 1Nepal (Kathmandu Valley) · 1North Indian · 1Western Tibet · 1

Historical Periods

Anuradhapura period · 2 Pala period · 1

Works Index

Title	Classification	Date	Origin
Figure	Sculpture	ca. 9th century	Sri Lanka
Figure	Sculpture	ca. 11th century	Western Tibet
Figure	Sculpture	12th century	India (Bengal) or Bangladesh
Figure	Sculpture	16th–17th century	Nepal (Kathmandu Valley)
Figure	Sculpture	ca. 17th–18th century	Tibet
Figure	Sculpture	17th–18th century	Tibet
Statuette	Sculpture	17th–18th century	Tibet
Horse trapping	Metalwork	18th century	Tibet
Shield (Dhàl)	Shields	early 19th century	North Indian
Figurine	Sculpture	10th century	Sri Lanka
Figure	Sculpture	15th–16th century	Tibet
Ewer	Glass	glass possibly late 16th century, mount 19th century	Italian, Venice (Murano) or Iranian, Qom
Figure	Sculpture	18th century	Tibet

Related materials

Earthenware2,395 works Glass2,271 works Wood1,934 works Pottery1,727 works Stucco1,641 works Bronze1,603 works linen1,599 works Wool1,509 works

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access