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Buddha Shakyamuni with Monk Attendants11th-12th century

On view:

Geffen Galleries, floor 1

Gray stone relief sculpture of a standing central figure with halo flanked by two smaller attendant figures, carved from a single arched slab

Artist or Maker: Unknown
Title: Buddha Shakyamuni with Monk Attendants
Place Made: Burma (Myanmar), Pagan region
Date Made: 11th-12th century
Medium: Sandstone with traces of paint
Dimensions: 35 x 18 1/2 x 7 1/8 in. (88.9 x 47.0 x 18.1 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of the 1990 Collectors Committee
Accession Number: M.90.57
Classification: Sculpture
Collecting Area: South and Southeast Asian Art
Curatorial Notes: This sandstone relief depicts Buddha Shakyamuni standing on a pedestal flanked by two monks, perhaps his principal disciples Shariputra and Maudgalyayana. It epitomizes the artistic production of a dynamic period of Burmese history that witnessed unprecedented cultural and religious development. It was during this time (the 11th through 13th centuries, called the Pagan [or Bagan] period after the name of its ancient capital) that Burmese stone sculpture reached its zenith; stone became a less favored medium in later periods. Images such as this would have been installed inside temples to educate and inspire devotees.
Selected Bibliography: Los Angeles County Museum of Art Members' Calendar 1991. vol. 28-29, no. 12-1 (December, 1990-January, 1992).
Little, Stephen, Tushara Bindu Gude, Karina Romero Blanco, Silvia Seligson, Marco Antonio Karam. Las Huellas de Buda. Ciudad de México : Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, 2018.
Little, Stephen, and Tushara Bindu Gude. Realms of the Dharma: Buddhist Art across Asia. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2025.

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Buddha Shakyamuni with Monk Attendants11th-12th century

On view:

Geffen Galleries, floor 1

Artist or Maker: Unknown
Title: Buddha Shakyamuni with Monk Attendants
Place Made: Burma (Myanmar), Pagan region
Date Made: 11th-12th century
Medium: Sandstone with traces of paint
Dimensions: 35 x 18 1/2 x 7 1/8 in. (88.9 x 47.0 x 18.1 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of the 1990 Collectors Committee
Accession Number: M.90.57
Classification: Sculpture
Collecting Area: South and Southeast Asian Art
Curatorial Notes: This sandstone relief depicts Buddha Shakyamuni standing on a pedestal flanked by two monks, perhaps his principal disciples Shariputra and Maudgalyayana. It epitomizes the artistic production of a dynamic period of Burmese history that witnessed unprecedented cultural and religious development. It was during this time (the 11th through 13th centuries, called the Pagan [or Bagan] period after the name of its ancient capital) that Burmese stone sculpture reached its zenith; stone became a less favored medium in later periods. Images such as this would have been installed inside temples to educate and inspire devotees.
Selected Bibliography: Los Angeles County Museum of Art Members' Calendar 1991. vol. 28-29, no. 12-1 (December, 1990-January, 1992).
Little, Stephen, Tushara Bindu Gude, Karina Romero Blanco, Silvia Seligson, Marco Antonio Karam. Las Huellas de Buda. Ciudad de México : Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, 2018.
Little, Stephen, and Tushara Bindu Gude. Realms of the Dharma: Buddhist Art across Asia. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2025.