Crowned Buddha

11th-12th century

26.5 cm 37 cm 19 cm

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This seated and crowned Buddha reaches his right hand downward in the earth-touching gesture, while resting his left hand in a position of meditation. The gesture recalls the moment when Shakyamuni Buddha called the earth goddess to witness his enlightenment, when he reached a...

Artifact

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19134
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Vajra Arts, Hong Kong; purchased by John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, January 1970; given to Walters Art Museum, 2010.
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en
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7
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