Statue
| 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 |
| Early Date: | 1875 |
| Late Date: | 1900 |
| Section: | Asian |
| Materials: | Wood Gilt |
| Technique: | Gilt |
| Iconography: | Seated Buddha Bhumisparsa Mudra |
| Height: | 43 cm |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
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.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Buddhism: History and Diversity of a Great Tradition (12 Dec 1985 - 21 Oct 2012) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue] Possehl, Gregory L., and Ch'eng-mei, Chang, and Peters, Heather A., and Lyons, Elizabeth. 1985. Buddhism: History and Diversity of a Great Tradition.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 44 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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