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The Bodhisattva Vajrapani, accession 2015.500.4.9 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access collection API record, read 2026-08-28

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's own open-access collection API record for The Bodhisattva Vajrapani, accession 2015.500.4.9, in the Asian Art department. Read as part of a 2026-08-28 divinity depth pass filling artwork entities the atlas had minted with a description and cross-references but no properties of their own.

Facts
Citation
Publisher
Metropolitan Museum of Art
URL
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/38559
Source Type
Museum
Assessment
Reliability Tier
1
The holding museum's own open-access collection API record for the accessioned stele, the strongest available record for its provenance, date and accession number, whose own title names the subject outright.
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Associated With

Bihar, Regions

This source names Bihar directly: "a sandstone stele from Eastern India, Bihar, probably Nalanda, 7th to early 8th century."

Source The Bodhisattva Vajrapani, accession 2015.500.4.9 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Nalanda, Secular Organizations

This source names Nalanda directly: "from Eastern India, Bihar, probably Nalanda, 7th to early 8th century."

Source The Bodhisattva Vajrapani, accession 2015.500.4.9 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Vajrapani, Deities

This source names Vajrapani directly: "API record for "The Bodhisattva Vajrapani," a sandstone stele from Eastern India, Bihar, probably Nalanda, 7th to early 8th century."

Source The Bodhisattva Vajrapani, accession 2015.500.4.9 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Sources
The Bodhisattva Vajrapani, accession 2015.500.4.9 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of ArtView the Source

Cite this page as it read on 08/28/2026 07:39:17 AM: /cite/58

Claims Backed By This Source (32 claims)

This source backs 32 claims across the atlas. As facts: 21 well-attested. As cited relationships: 8 holds, 1 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Sacred Art & Iconography, 24 claims: 16 well-attested, 5 holds, 1 connected, 2 general references.
  • Sources, 8 claims: 5 well-attested, 3 holds.
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Version 1 · 08/28/2026 07:39:17 AM · Cite This Version

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