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Votive Tablet with Buddha Shakyamunicirca 8th century

Not on view
Low-relief sandstone plaque depicting a standing robed figure with a tall crown or ushnisha, carved in pale beige stone with a pitted surface
Terracotta relief plaque showing a standing figure in long robes with a halo, rendered in low relief on a rectangular slab, mounted on a dark base.

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
6 1/4 x 1 7/8 x 1/2 in. (15.8 x 4.7 x 1.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Paul F. Walter
Accession Number
M.87.278.20
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.

  • Brown, Robert L. Southeast Asian Art at LACMA: An Online Scholarly Catalogue. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2013. Accessed June 25, 2024. http://seasian.catalog.lacma.org/.