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Source Description
The stylistic origins of this object in the bronzes of Bangladesh are clear. If it was not made there, it is likely to have been made by a sculptor trained there, or under the auspices of immigrants from there; otherwise it would probably not have been made of brass, nor would it bear an incised "Buddhist creed" at the back. The image appears to have had a renewed life beginning in about the 16th century, when the base was made.
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Document identity
localId
11952
label
Enthroned Seated Buddha
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
11952
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object
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normalized
title
Enthroned Seated Buddha
description
The stylistic origins of this object in the bronzes of Bangladesh are clear. If it was not made there, it is likely to have been made by a sculptor trained there, or under the auspices of immigrants from there; otherwise it would probably not have been made of brass, nor would it bear an incised "Buddhist creed" at the back. The image appears to have had a renewed life beginning in about the 16th century, when the base was made.
provenance
Mr. Amnuey, Lopburi, Thailand [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Alexander B. Griswold, Monkton, January 30, 1951 [presented to the Breezewood Foundation, November 7, 1956, inv. no. 305]; Walters Art Museum, 1992, by bequest.
date
Sculpture: 8th-9th century; With base: 16th century
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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Metal
sculpture (visual works)
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
25.8
height
7.2
dimensionsRaw
at knees: 10 3/16 x 2 13/16 in. (25.8 x 7.2 cm);base: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Source extras
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Thai
inscriptions
[Inscription] Line one: siddham [=symbol] ye dharmma hetuprabhava hetum tesam tatha-; line two: gato=avadat tesan=ca yo nirodha eva-; line three: mvadi mahasramanah; [Translation] Tathagata [the 'thus-come one
' the Buddha] has revealed the cause of those phenomena that spring from a cause also [the means of] their cessation. So says the Great Monk
med
solid cast leaded tin brass
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16154
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SEA
exhibition_ids
945
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1
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0
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photo
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