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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
Museum record:
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