Seated Buddha

Details

• Title

  Seated Buddha

• Associated people

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

• Associated place

  Asia › Afghanistan (north) (place of creation)

  Asia › Afghanistan › Bamyan province › Bamian (probable) (probable place of creation)

• Date

  7th century AD (AD 601 - 700)

• Material and technique

  mud and straw support, prepared and painted

• Material index

  inorganic › mud;

  organic › vegetal › stem › straw

• Technique index

  covered › coated › painted › mural painting

• Object type

  religious/ritual equipment;

  visual representation › painting › wall-painting

• Dimensions

  9.2 x 7.5 x 2 cm (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased, 1997.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1997.203

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