Figure of the Buddha

Details

• Title

  Figure of the Buddha

• Associated people

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

• Associated place

  Asia › South-east Asia › Cambodia (place of creation)

• Date

  6th century AD (AD 501 - 600)

• Material and technique

  gold

• Material index

  processed material › metal › gold

• Object type

  religious/ritual equipment;

  sculpture › figure › figurine

• Dimensions

  3.9 x 1.1 x 1 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased, 1999.

• Museum location

  First floor | Gallery 32 | India from AD 600

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1999.94

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