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  • Seated figure of the Buddha (oblique)
  • Seated figure of the Buddha (oblique)
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Seated figure of the Buddha

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    Associated place
    Asia › South-east Asia › Burma › Arakan (place of creation)
    Date
    13th - 14th century (1201 - 1400)
    Associated people
    the Buddha (active c. 560 BC - c. 486 BC) (subject)
    Material and technique
    sandstone
    Dimensions
    with mount 67 x 44.5 x 17.5 cm max. (height x width x depth)
    58 x 39 x 11 cm max. (height x width x depth)
    Material index
    inorganic › stone › sandstone
    Technique index
    formed › carved,
    carved
    Object type index
    sculpture › figure › figurine,
    religious/ritual equipment
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Purchased with the assistance of funds bequeathed by Fleurette Pelly, in memory of Colonel Hutcheson Raymond Pelly (last British Commissioner of Tenasserim Division, Burma, 1942), 2008.
    Accession no.
    EA2008.70

Location

    • First floor | Room 32 | India from 600

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