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Buddha
Buddha

Buddha

Artist
MediumAlabaster
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineBequest of Franklin E. Griffin
Object number1961.24.14
DescriptionHeavey, clocky carving of a figure sitting in the lotus position with 1 arm across lap, the other on 1 knee. Minimal detail. Simple line suggest arms and legs. Nose and lips only are visible of face. Large ears with extended lobes featuring 1/4 holes. Only smoothly polished on front. Traces of paint on face. Hair in bun on top of head. Base rough and unfinished.
On View
Not on view
Collections
Male figure
JALISCO
300 B.C. - 300 A.D.
Female figure
JALISCO
300 B.C. - 300 A.D.
Female figure
JALISCO CULTURE
300 B.C. - 300 A.D.
Figurine
PRECOLUMBIAN MEXICO
1500-0BC
Buddha Head
India
3rd century AD
Winged Deity (Genie)
Assyrian (Mesopotamian)
883-859 BCE