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Object Type
Museum number: 1905,1218.2
Description: Bronze figure of a standing Buddha in varada mudra. Proper right foot broken at instep.
Cultures/periods
Production date: 6thC (second quarter)
Production place: Made in: Buddam
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Buddam
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 31.70 centimetres
Curator's comments: Von Schroeder dates this piece to the 6th century AD.
Bibliographic references: von Schroeder 1981 / Indo-Tibetan Bronzes (44A); Sewell 1895 / Some Buddhist Bronzes and Relics of Buddha (617-35); Srinivasan 1963 / Bronzes of South India (p. 21); Willis 2014 / The Dhanesar Kherā Buddha in the British Museum and the ‘Politische Strukturen’ of the Gupta Kingdom in India (figure 9)
Location: On display (G33/dc52a/s1)
Subjects
Associated names: Representation of: Buddha (Śākyamuni/Shijiamouni/Shaka); Representation of: Buddha
Acquisition date: 1905
Acquisition notes: Obtained from the Secretary of State for India in Council.
Department: Asia
Registration number: 1905,1218.2

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