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Figure of Shakyamuni Buddha

CultureChinese
Dateca. 680 C.E.
MediumGilt bronze with wood stand
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/8 inches (23.18 cm)
Credit LineGift of Laurence Sickman
Object numberF87-8/1
On View
On view
Gallery Location
  • 204
Collections
DescriptionShown seated in bhumisparsa midra, with long robes hanging in graceful stylized folds.Provenance

Laurence Sickman;

His gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1987.

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