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Buddha Shakyamunilate 18th century

Not on view
Painted wood sculpture of a standing robed figure with one hand raised, palm outward, on a tiered circular base, in amber and orange tones
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Buddha Shakyamuni
Place Made
Sri Lanka, Kandy period
Date Made
late 18th century
Medium
Ivory with paint
Dimensions
13 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (34.93 x 8.89 x 8.89 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Julian C. Wright Bequest
Accession Number
M.80.58
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya; R. Brown; R. Fisher; G. Kuwayama; Amy G. Poster. Light of Asia: Buddha Sakyamuni in Asian Art. ed. Dean, Lynne. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya; Dehejia, Vidya; Slusser, Mary Shepherd; Fisher, Robert E.; Brown, Robert L. Arts of Asia 15 (6): 68-125 (November- December 1985).
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Elephants and Ivories in South Asia. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1981.