Seated figure of a bodhisattva
Details
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Title
Seated figure of a bodhisattva
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Associated place
China (place of creation) -
Date
6th - 8th century AD (AD 501 - 800) -
Material and technique
bronze, solid cast
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Object type
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Dimensions
7.1 x 2.3 x 1.2 cm max. (height x width x depth) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Purchased, 1996.
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Museum location
Museum department
Eastern Art
Accession no.
EA1996.9
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Catalogue text
This solid cast male Bodhisattva is seated on a throne with draperies. The right arm is raised against an extant section of the prabha, whose left half has broken off long ago, leaving a smooth edge. The right hand holds a small object, now too worn to be clearly discernible. The left hand rests on the left knee. The Bodhisattva is seated in lalitasana, with left leg pendant. He wears a crown with one central triangular panel and two small lateral flowers at ear level.
It is probable that this seated Bodhisattva, whose identification remains uncertain, was part of the series which included the seated Bodhisattva discussed above (cat. 22). The open square base below the pedestal is highly similar, and the discrepancy in height would be attributable to the missing portion of the prabha.In: Heller, Amy, Early Himalayan Art (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2008)
Further reading
Heller, Amy, Early Himalayan Art (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2008), no. 23 on p. 88, illus. p. 89
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