Buddha, seated, with mandorla and dais; inscription / Artist Unknown, China

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Accession Number: 1964/2.96
Title: Buddha, seated, with mandorla and dais; inscription
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Medium and Support: bronze
Object Creation Date: 515
Object Creation Place: Asia (continent); China (nation)
Creation Place 1: Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2: China (nation)
Credit Line: Museum purchase for the James Marshall Plumer Memorial Collection
Style/Group/Movement: Buddhist
Period: China, Northern Wei period (386–534)
Dimensions: 9.9 cm x 3.9 cm x 1.9 cm (3 7/8 in. x 1 9/16 in. x 3/4 in.)
Century: 6th century
Primary Object Classification: Sculpture
Primary Object Type: figure
Secondary Object Classification: Ritual Objects
Secondary Object Type: figure
Primary Keywords: buddha; buddhism; flames; inscriptions; miniature (size attribute)
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 499 x 481
File Size: 19 KB
Record: 1964/2.96
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Full citation: "Buddha, seated, with mandorla and dais; inscription; Artist Unknown, China." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1964-sl-2.96/1964_2.96.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.