Fragment of base of a seated Buddha, with incense burner, lion, and attendant / Artist Unknown, China
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1964/2.24
- Title
- Fragment of base of a seated Buddha, with incense burner, lion, and attendant
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Medium and Support
- marble
- Object Creation Date
- circa 580 - 620
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- China (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- China (nation)
- Style/Group/Movement
- Buddhist
- Inscription
- Inscribed
- Period
- China, Sui Period (581-618)
- Dimensions
- 13.3 cm x 19.05 cm x 10.8 cm (5 1/4 in. x 7 1/2 in. x 4 1/4 in.)
- Century
- 6th-7th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Sculpture
- Primary Object Type
- figure
- Secondary Object Classification
- Hardstone
- Secondary Object Type
- marble
- Subject Matter
- The fragment of a base of an image of the Buddha: from left to right (from the viewer's perspective) are bas relief images of a beribboned Bodhisattva; a lion; and an incense burner placed on a central altar.
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- associated concepts
- buddhist doctrinal concepts
- containers
- containers by function or context
- descriptors
- doctrinal concepts
- mammals
- object genres
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- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- religious concepts
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 775 x 561
- File Size
- 33 KB
- Record
- 1964/2.24
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"Fragment of base of a seated Buddha, with incense burner, lion, and attendant; Artist Unknown, China." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1964-sl-2.24/1964_2.24obv.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024.
