| Native Name | Bodha-sindu |
| Object Number | 29-96-791 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Burmese | Buddhist |
| Provenience | Burma |
| Period | Mandalay Period |
| Date Made | Late 19th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Wood | Gilt |
| Technique | Gilt |
| Iconography | Seated Buddha | Bhumisparsa Mudra |
| Description | A Mandalay period gilded Buddha statue seated in padmasana (lotus position). The right hand stretches down over the right knee in bhumisparsa mudra (earth touching attitude). Bead-like hair covers the head and ushnisha (protuberence of cranial bone). The ear lobes fall down to the shoulders. The eyes are downcast. The robe is worn in an open mode with right shoulder exposed. The borders of the robe decorated in paste jewels. |
| Height | 43 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
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