Seated Buddha
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Object Label
This image shows the Buddha in meditation, with both hands on his lap. In a feature typical of Buddha sculptures made in India and Southeast Asia, the draped robe clings to his chest, making it look almost bare. This sculpture is made of sandstone. Because it is formed in layers, sandstone will sometimes flake off in a process called delamination or spalling.
Caption
Seated Buddha, late 4th–early 5th century. Tan sandstone, w/o base: 20 7/8 × 18 1/4 × 8 in. (53 × 46.4 × 20.3 cm) with base: 23 × 19 × 8 in. (58.4 × 48.3 × 20.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.134. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Collection
Collection
Title
Seated Buddha
Date
late 4th–early 5th century
Period
Gupta Period
Geography
Place made: Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
Medium
Tan sandstone
Classification
Dimensions
w/o base: 20 7/8 × 18 1/4 × 8 in. (53 × 46.4 × 20.3 cm) with base: 23 × 19 × 8 in. (58.4 × 48.3 × 20.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.
Accession Number
86.227.134
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