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Source Description
The Buddha is depicted as if seated on a throne, performing a gesture of teaching with his right hand. No one knows what his left hand is doing; the Buddha ought to be holding an end of his robe, but here the end has become separated from the robe itself.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
32759
label
Seated Buddha
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
32759
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Seated Buddha
description
The Buddha is depicted as if seated on a throne, performing a gesture of teaching with his right hand. No one knows what his left hand is doing; the Buddha ought to be holding an end of his robe, but here the end has become separated from the robe itself.
provenance
Yoshie Shinomoto, Monkton, MD [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1992, by gift.
date
ca. 8th century (Dvaravati)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
statuettes (statues)
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
36.5
height
14.8
dimensionsRaw
14 3/8 x 5 13/16 in. (36.5 x 14.8 cm)
Source extras
med
bronze
creator_ids
2501
collection_ids
SEA
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
mediaId
e7811ffce8372b0b