Seated figure of the Buddha

Details

• Title

  Seated figure of the Buddha

• Associated people

  the Buddha (active c. 560 BC - c. 486 BC) (subject)

• Associated place

  Asia › South-east Asia › Burma › Arakan (place of creation)

• Date

  13th - 14th century (1201 - 1400)

• Material and technique

  sandstone

• Material index

  inorganic › stone › sandstone

• Technique index

  carved

• Object type

  religious/ritual equipment;

  sculpture › figure › figurine

• Dimensions

  with mount 67 x 44.5 x 17.5 cm max. (height x width x depth)
  58 x 39 x 11 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased with the assistance of funds bequeathed by Fleurette Pelly, in memory of Colonel Hutcheson Raymond Pelly (last British Commissioner of Tenasserim Division, Burma, 1942), 2008.

• Museum location

  First floor | Gallery 32 | India from AD 600

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA2008.70

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