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The Buddhist Goddess Vasudhara11th century

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Small bronze sculpture of a multi-armed seated deity within an ornate arched frame with scrolling border, mounted on a rectangular base, deeply oxidized dark patina
Small bronze devotional plaque with arched prabhavali frame edged in openwork foliage, enclosing a seated figure beneath a circular halo; dark patina with green oxidation throughout.
Bronze sculpture of a four-armed deity seated within an ornate arched prabhamandala, with decorative foliage border and small figure at apex; traces of gilt remaining on dark patinated surface.

Unknown, The Buddhist Goddess Vasudhara, 11th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Indian Art Special Purpose Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
The Buddhist Goddess Vasudhara
Place Made
Bangladesh
Date Made
11th century
Medium
Copper alloy
Dimensions
6 x 4 x 2 3/8 in. (15.24 x 10.16 x 6.03 cm)
Credit Line
Indian Art Special Purpose Fund
Accession Number
M.75.17
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Larson, Gerald et al. In Her Image: The Great Goddess in Indian Asia and the Madonna in Christian Culture. Santa Barbara: UCSB Art Museum, University of California, 1980.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Indian Sculpture, vol.2. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1988.
  • Johne, Isabell. Vasudhārā: A Study of the Origin, Development, and Diffusion of Artistic Representations of the Buddhist Goddess of Prosperity in their Cultural Contexts. Vol. 2, Catalogue. Translated by Rachel Marks-Ritzenhoff. Aachen: Shaker Verlag, 2014.
  • Johne, Isabell. Vasudhārā: A Study of the Origin, Development, and Diffusion of Artistic Representations of the Buddhist Goddess of Prosperity in their Cultural Contexts. Vol. 1, Text. Translated by Rachel Marks-Ritzenhoff. Aachen: Shaker Verlag, 2014.

  • Bhuiyan, Mokammal H., ed. Studies in South Asian Heritage, Essays in Memory of M Harunur Rashid. Dhaka: Bangla Academy, 2015.