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Seated Buddha

KOREA; Silla dynasty (57 BCE–935 CE); Stone; H: 91 cm; Gyeongju National Museum, South Korea
This early sculpture is in high relief on an arched stone that serves as a mandorla. It has few decorative touches beyond the careful delineation of the cloth overhanging the throne on which the Buddha sits cross-legged. The figure has a low usnisa and simplified features in keeping with the Korean aesthetic. The monastic robe covers both shoulders and has a pattern of curving folds that begin at the neck and ripple down the body and over the lap. Further detail is hidden by wear and damage, but the left hand was probably in varada (wish-granting) mudra.

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