- Title
- Buddha Shakyamuni with Monk Attendants
- 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)
- Accession Number
- M.90.57
- 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
- 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.
