Accession No
1940.168.3
Description
Figure of a painted and gilded wooden Buddha figure on a throne. Hollow, with hole at the back carrying prayers in ?Sanskrit. Seated on a wooden base, with symbolically carved wooden background. In three pieces.
Place
Asia; South Asia; India
Period
Source
Duckworth, W. L. H. (Dr)
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1940.168.3
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood
Local Term
Measurements
25mm x 180mm x 160mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Card Catalogue reads: 'Painted and gilded wooden Buddha figure on a throne. Hollow, with hole at the back carrying prayers in ?Sanskrit. Seated on a wooden base, with symbolically carved wooden background. In three pieces'.
Event Date
Author: ashleigh griffin
Context (Field collection)
Found: North-eastern India
Event Date
Author: Olivia Maguire
Context (Related Documents)
Cf. Photocopies of Indian script attached to catalogue card.
Event Date
Author: Olivia Maguire
Description (Physical description)
Background - one of three parts.
Event Date 1940
Author: Olivia Maguire
Description (Physical description)
Wooden base, with symbolically carved wooden background.
Event Date 1940
Author: Olivia Maguire
FM:269464
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