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A gold painting of a person wearing a triangular headdress. They are holding a flower to their chest.
Name and describe this piece of art, from the Gupta period.

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This work can be identified as a Gupta-period depiction of Padmapani (the bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara) holding a lotus to his chest. Rendered with gold-toned pigments and the elegant, sensuous modeling typical of the Gupta style, the figure wears a tall, triangular crown or headdress, lavish jewelry, and a graceful, slightly S-shaped posture. The lotus held at the heart symbolizes compassion and spiritual purity, while the refined, idealized features and gentle expression exemplify the Gupta synthesis of spiritual calm and courtly elegance.