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Java: Seated Buddha
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Java: Seated Buddha
INDONESIA, Java; circa mid-9th century; Bronze; H: 13.1 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
The statue was unearthed from Java and created during the Central Java period (circa 7th–13th century) and is considered one of the finest bronze artworks from that period. The Buddha sits on a bench with both legs pendent and is teaching with one hand above and the other below in a mudra. A monastic robe leaves the right shoulder bare with a corner of the robe draped over the left shoulder. Curls building to a low usnisa cover the youthful head. The feet are resting on a lotus outgrowth from the base, which also supports the horned lions on either side of the throne, their forepaws outstretched in an unusual springing posture. A vase is on the ground to the left of the Buddha’s feet. |
