Seated Buddha Shakyamuni in Meditation with Hands in Dhyana-Mudra and with Flaming Shoulders
SculptureChinese3rd-4th century CE

Seated Buddha Shakyamuni in Meditation with Hands in Dhyana-Mudra and with Flaming Shoulders

3rd-4th century

Classification
Sculpture
Medium
Gilt bronze; Gandhara type
Culture
Chinese
Period
Eastern Wei, 534-550
Century
3rd-4th century CE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 32 x W. 24 x D. 13 cm (12 5/8 x 9 7/16 x 5 1/8 in.)

Provenance

[Yamanaka & Co., New York (by 1940)] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1940-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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