Unknown Artist
Seated Buddha
- Location
- Upper Asian gallery
- Further information
This is an inscribed sculpture of the Buddha from Burma. The inscription gives the date as 1926 (Burmese era 1288). The sculpture is in the form of Buddha images from the 18th and early 19th centuries, demonstrating that styles persisted for extended periods of time in Burma. The decoration on the robe and the shape of the face indicate that the piece was probably made in Burma for sale in the Shan States, a common practice.
Asian Art Department, AGNSW, February 2012.
- Place of origin
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Myanmar
- Cultural origin
- Shan state
- Year
- 1926
- Media
- Sculpture
- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 14.0 x 6.0cm
- Credit
- Gift of Dr Peter Elliott 2012
- Accession number
- 71.2012
