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Seated figure of the Buddhaside

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  • Seated figure of the Buddha (front)
  • Seated figure of the Buddha (side)
  • Seated figure of the Buddha (side)
  • Seated figure of the Buddha (side)
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Seated figure of the Buddha

  • Details

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    Associated place
    Asia › South-east Asia › Cambodia (place of creation)
    Date
    mid-11th century
    Associated people
    the Buddha (active c. 560 BC - c. 486 BC) (subject)
    Material and technique
    bronze
    Dimensions
    with mount 17 x 11.4 x 4 cm max. (height x width x depth)
    14 x 11.4 x 4 cm max. (height x width x depth)
    Material index
    processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › bronze
    Technique index
    formed › cast
    Object type index
    religious/ritual equipment,
    sculpture › figure › figurine
    No. of items
    2
    Credit line
    Purchased, 1999.
    Accession no.
    EA1999.48

  • Further reading

    Branfoot, Crispin, ‘Pilgrimage in South Asia: Crossing Boundaries of Space and Faith’, Ruth Barnes and Crispin Branfoot, eds, Pilgrimage: The Sacred Journey (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2006), p. 49, illus. p. 49 fig. 41

    Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2006, Pilgrimage: The Sacred Journey, Ruth Barnes and Crispin Branfoot, eds. (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2006), illus. p. 49 fig. 41

Location

    • First floor | Room 32 | India from 600

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