Sculpture
17th century (made)
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A standing figure, with the right hand in abhaya mudra and the left pendant in hola hasta, each with conventional palm-marks. The right shoulder is left bare by the robe which clings tightly to the flesh. Other details include a seven-flamed usnisa, an urna resembling an inverted question-mark, and extended earlobes. The figure stands on a plain lotus-type circular pedestal cast in one piece with a square base. On the front of the latter is an inscription in Tamil and Grantha characters which reads:
Dhartu varsham aippasi 15 "In the year Dhatu, month Aippasi, dy 15th, the
dela irar dhutar dharman ambassador of Delavirar."
Dhartu varsham aippasi 15 "In the year Dhatu, month Aippasi, dy 15th, the
dela irar dhutar dharman ambassador of Delavirar."
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Copper alloy |
| Brief description | Figure of Buddha offering reassurance, made in Vijayanagar, 17th century. |
| Physical description | A standing figure, with the right hand in abhaya mudra and the left pendant in hola hasta, each with conventional palm-marks. The right shoulder is left bare by the robe which clings tightly to the flesh. Other details include a seven-flamed usnisa, an urna resembling an inverted question-mark, and extended earlobes. The figure stands on a plain lotus-type circular pedestal cast in one piece with a square base. On the front of the latter is an inscription in Tamil and Grantha characters which reads: Dhartu varsham aippasi 15 "In the year Dhatu, month Aippasi, dy 15th, the dela irar dhutar dharman ambassador of Delavirar." |
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| Credit line | Given by the Royal Asiatic Society |
| Object history | Inventoried as part of the contents of the former India Museum transferred to South Kensington Museum in November 1879. Formerly gifted to the V&A and reaccessioned in 1924. |
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| Other number | 481(IS) - India Museum Catalogue (IS) Number |
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| Accession number | IM.361-1924 |
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| Record created | January 2, 2003 |
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