Standing Buddha
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
This graceful Buddha once stood at one side of a much larger seated Buddha. A similar figure would have stood at the other side. It is likely that the original central figure was the historical Buddha Shakyamuni and that this smaller image depicts one episode from his life story. It is unclear which episode is depicted because the figure has lost a hand.
Caption
Standing Buddha, ca. late 9th century. Black chlorite, 21 3/4 x 7 3/4in. (55.2 x 19.7cm) mount (object on mount): 22 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (57.2 × 21.6 × 14 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.205. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.205_bw.jpg)
Collection
Collection
Title
Standing Buddha
Date
ca. late 9th century
Period
Pala Period
Geography
Place made: Bihar, India
Medium
Black chlorite
Classification
Dimensions
21 3/4 x 7 3/4in. (55.2 x 19.7cm) mount (object on mount): 22 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (57.2 × 21.6 × 14 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.
Accession Number
86.227.205
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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