Accession No
1930.1407 D
Description
Cast copper alloy figure of Buddha, seated on a lotus shaped pedestal in the Vitarka Mudra
Place
Asia; South Asia; Himalayas; Tibet
Period
19th century
Source
Lechmere-Oertel, Frederick Oscar [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1930.1407 D
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
37mm x 55mm x 13mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten card label attached to the object via string reads: '[sic] Budha India'.
Event Date
Author: ashleigh griffin
Description (Physical description)
Four figures of Buddha
Event Date 1930
Author: ashleigh griffin
Context (CMS Context)
Collected by: Lechmere-Oertel.F.O
Event Date 3/5/1995
Author: ashleigh griffin
Context (Amendments / updates)
Previously attributed to India, but upon further inspection it is more likely that the figure is from Tibet. The Place field has been updated accordingly.
Event Date 12/9/2018
Author: ashleigh griffin
Description (Physical description)
Cast copper alloy figure of Buddha, seated on a lotus shaped pedestal. Depicted in the Vitarka Mudra, with the right hand palm outwards, resting on the knee and the left hand palm out, with the thumb and forefinger touching. Flaming arch around the figure, at the back of the pedestal. He is depicted seated with one foot tucked underneath him and the other stretched out.
Event Date 12/9/2018
Author: ashleigh griffin
FM:281430
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