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Seated Buddha

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a bronze statue of Seated Buddha. The statue shows a figure with a smooth upper body and a simple hairstyle, sitting cross-legged on a decorative base, with hands placed on top of each other. The figure has long earlobes and a dot on the forehead. The figure is sitting on a rectangular base with a Greek key pattern on the sides and a carved design on the front. The base has short legs. The background fades from dark at the top to light at the bottom.

Artwork Details

Date
late 6th–first half of the 7th century
Medium
Bronze with silver and copper inlay
Culture
India
Dimensions
500 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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