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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2006.170.292
Title
Small Votive Sculpture of a Buddha Seated in Meditation (Dhyana-Mudra)
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture, figurine
Date
first half 5th-first half 6th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Northern Wei, 386-534
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/317267

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Cast bronze with cold-worked elements
Dimensions
H. 15.4 x W. 4.8 x D. 4.2 cm (6 1/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Kaikodo, New York, May 1997] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2000-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Partial gift of the Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation and partial purchase through the Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art
Accession Year
2006
Object Number
2006.170.292
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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