Buddha


Original Location + Cardinal Points: ,  East India

Present Location: National Museum, Delhi

Date/Period: 11th -12th Century CE (1200-1500 CE (Late Medievel))

Medium: Sculpture

Material: Bronze

Style: pala

Introduction

Of exceptional importance, this is perhaps the only image known to be considered a product of Burma, inscribed with a donatory Sanskrit inscription in Kutila script of eastern India in the 11th -12th cent. The Buddha can be seen as seated cross-legged in bhumisparsha-mudra on a cushion with thick incised meandering design with a kirtimukha in the centre. The base on which the cushion rests is a saptaratha adhishthana with seven graduated projections in front, and is rounded at the back. The pedestal shows a wheel, a woman, a horse, a pot-bellied male, a man with a sword, an elephant and a counchant lion have been identified as the seven jewels, the man with sord representing the general and the lion representing the precious stone. Each of the seven projections is converted into a niche supported on moulded pillars. An inscription is inscribed below at the base.

Dimensions: H 19.2 x W 14.3 x D

Accession number: Ace. No. 64.451

Credits: National Museum, Delhi

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