Buddha
Date17th century
MediumBronze, gilt
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of the Doris Duke Southeast Asian Art Collection
Object number2003.7.9
DescriptionA standing Buddha with his right hand raised, palm out, and left hand at the side of the thigh, palm out. There is a halo about the length of the figure, engraved with fiery shapes on the upper portion. A figure is set into the halo plaque, has a cranial protuberance, long earlobes, with continuous eyebrows and a double line at hairline peak. The figure is hollow in the back (a mold), and 3 lines are carved into the neck. The tail end of the robe is thrown over the left shoulder and folded and belted at the waist.On View
Not on viewCollections
19th century
18th century
Sri Lanka
c. 1200; mid-1950s
19th century