Seated Gilded Buddha: Java

2008.21.96, 123843Features:

  • halo as ring
  • abhaya mudra: bestowing fearlessness
  • robe on one shoulder
  • double lotus seat
  • possible mandorla around body in base

Date: mid 7th–10th century
Medium: gold
Dimensions: base+object: 6×3.5×2.4cm, 139.812gm. (2 3/8×1 3/8×15/16 in., 139.812gm.)
Geography: Made in Java, Indonesia
Culture: Java
Period: Early Classic Period (700-1000)

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