Sculpture
Sculpture
Mid-12th century (made)
Mid-12th century (made)
| Artist/Maker |
The image of the Buddha in royal attire, with both hands raised in abhayamudra (gesture offering reassurance and protection), appeared in late Khmer art around the mid-12th century. This unusual iconographic convention derived from Mon representations of the Buddha of the Dvaravati period (7th-10th centuries). The richly ornamental figure-type finds its immediate precursor in the lintel reliefs of Pimai, a 12th -century provincial Khmer centre in eastern Thailand. Crowned Buddhas of this type are associated with both Angkor and the Buddhist art of Lopburi.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Sculpture (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Standing Buddha, Bronze, mid 12th century, Angkor Wat style, Cambodia |
| Physical description | The image of the Buddha in royal attire, with both hands raised in abhayamudra (gesture offering reassurance and protection), appeared in late Khmer art around the mid-12th century. This unusual iconographic convention derived from Mon representations of the Buddha of the Dvaravati period (7th-10th centuries). The richly ornamental figure-type finds its immediate precursor in the lintel reliefs of Pimai, a 12th -century provincial Khmer centre in eastern Thailand. Crowned Buddhas of this type are associated with both Angkor and the Buddhist art of Lopburi. |
| Dimensions | Height: 37 cm |
| Style | |
| Gallery label | Crowned Buddha
About 1150
Khmer period
The Buddha is shown in royal attire, with both hands raised in
the gesture of reassurance and protection (abhaya mudra). This
image appeared in late Khmer art around the mid 12th century.
It was based on an earlier Thai (Mon culture) prototype of the
7th–10th centuries, an example of which can be seen in the
nearby Thai display.
Bronze
Cambodia
Museum no. IS.34-1988(14/06/2011) |
| Object history | Purchased from Alex Biancardi (Walmore Collection) |
| Production | Cambodia |
| Subject depicted | |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.34-1988 |
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| Record created | February 13, 2000 |
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