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Seated figure of the Buddha
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
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6th century AD (AD 501 - 600)
Gupta Period (AD 320 - 600)
- Associated people
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the Buddha (active c. 560 BC - c. 486 BC) (subject)
- Material and technique
- bronze, inlaid with silver
- Dimensions
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with mount 14.5 x 9.8 x 6.3 cm max. (height x width x depth)
with base 12.5 x 8.3 x 5 cm max. (height x width x depth)
without base 10.5 x 8.3 x 5 cm (height x width x depth)
- Material index
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processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › bronze,
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Purchased, 1995.
- Accession no.
- EA1995.115
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Further reading
Topsfield, Andrew, ‘Indian Art at the Ashmolean Museum’, Oriental Art, 43/4, (Winter 1997-1998), p. 28, illus. p. 26 fig. 10
Location
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Ground floor | Room 12 | India to 600
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Ground floor | Room 12 | India to 600
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