Buddha Mucalinda and Attendants
Asian Art
On View: Asian Galleries, North, 2nd floor (Japan)
MEDIUM
Copper alloy with lead, iron, and traces of gilding
DATES
late 12th–13th century
DIMENSIONS
8 1/2 × 7 3/8 × 2 3/8 in. (21.6 × 18.7 × 6 cm)
(show scale)
INSCRIPTIONS
On front of base, in Khmer script, in Sanskrit: "Vrah Sri Jaya Pratishta" (Dedication of the Image of the Buddha Sri Jaya"
On interior of base, a single Khmer number 1 (or 8?).
ACCESSION NUMBER
85.215.2
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Georgia and Michael de Havenon
PROVENANCE
Prior to 1983, provenance not yet documented; before 1983, possibly acquired by William Wolf, New York, NY; before 1983, acquired by Georgia and Michael de Havenon of New York, NY, possibly from William Wolf; 1985, gift of Georgia and Michael de Havenon to the Brooklyn Museum.
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CAPTION
Buddha Mucalinda and Attendants, late 12th–13th century. Copper alloy with lead, iron, and traces of gilding, 8 1/2 × 7 3/8 × 2 3/8 in. (21.6 × 18.7 × 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Georgia and Michael de Havenon, 85.215.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 85.215.2_overall_PS11.jpg)
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