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Votive Tablet with Buddha Shakyamunicirca 8th century

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Carved stone relief panel depicting a standing deity with raised hand on a lotus pedestal, flanked by attendant figures and foliate forms, with heavily weathered cream-colored surface
Limestone relief plaque mounted on a dark rectangular base, depicting a standing bodhisattva figure in frontal pose with one hand raised, surrounded by foliage and attendant figures in low relief; traces of red pigment visible on weathered surface.

Unknown, Votive Tablet with Buddha Shakyamuni, circa 8th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Votive Tablet with Buddha Shakyamuni
Place Made
Thailand
Date Made
circa 8th century
Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
5 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 1/4 in. (13.9 x 8.9 x .6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Paul F. Walter
Accession Number
M.87.278.19
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Icons of Piety, Images of Whimsy: Asian Terra-cottas from the Walter Grounds Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1987.