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| Object Number: | 85-28-3 |
| Current Location: | Collections storage |
| Culture: | Nepalese Buddhist |
| Provenience: | Nepal |
| Date Made: | 12th Century - 17th Century |
| Early Date: | 1100 |
| Late Date: | 1699 |
| Section: | Asian |
| Materials: | Bronze Gilding |
| Technique: | Gilded |
| Iconography: | Buddha Bhumisparsa Mudra |
| Credit Line: | Received from various sources, pre-1985 |
Description
Gilt Bronze Seated Buddha in bhumisparsa mudra. The brief information in our records and the conflicting opinions of scholars have made this handsome image a puzzle piece. It derives stylistically from a type of Pala image (10th-11th cent.) that was popular in India and the primary influence on Burmese scupture. The workmanship and some features of style are attributed to the craftsmen of Nepal who made many images for Tibet. The base of this image has an incised inscription in Tibetan script.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Buddhism: History and Diversity of a Great Tradition (12 Dec 1985 - 21 Oct 2012) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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