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The Buddhist Goddess Vasudhara12th century

Not on view
Small gilt bronze sculpture of a four-armed deity in a dynamic seated pose, with turquoise and stone inlays on the crown and necklace, worn gold surface
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
The Buddhist Goddess Vasudhara
Place Made
Nepal
Date Made
12th century
Medium
Gilt copper alloy inlaid with gemstones
Dimensions
6 x 4 1/4 x 3 in. (15.24 x 10.79 x 7.62 cm)
Credit Line
From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase
Accession Number
M.79.9.5
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Kramrisch, Stella. The Art of Nepal. New York: The Asia House Inc., 1964.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Art of Nepal. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1985.
  • Rosenfield, John. The Arts of India and Nepal: The Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1966.
  • 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.