Buddha, seated in bhumisparsa mudra, surrounded by five stupas (votive plaque) / Artist Unknown, India, Northeastern India
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- Accession Number
- 1990/1.176
- Title
- Buddha, seated in bhumisparsa mudra, surrounded by five stupas (votive plaque)
- Artist Nationality
- Indian
- Medium and Support
- terracotta
- Object Creation Date
- 12th century
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- India (nation)
- Bengal
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- India (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Bengal
- Credit Line
- Gift of George P. Bickford
- Dimensions
- 12.4 cm x 9.8 cm x 2.3 cm (4 7/8 in. x 3 7/8 in. x 7/8 in.)
- Century
- 12th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Sculpture
- Primary Object Type
- carving
- Secondary Object Classification
- Ritual Objects
- Secondary Object Type
- figure
- Physical Description
- This clay votive plaque depicts the Buddha in the gesture of “calling the earth to witness." He is shown here surrounded by five stupas, or reliquary monuments.
- Subject Matter
- The Buddha in bhumisparsa mudra (the gesture of touching the earth with his right hand, palm inward), signaling his victory over Mara. He is shown here surrounded by five stupas, or reliquary monuments, signifying his attainment of nirvana.
- Small votive plaques such as this one may have been produced in bodh Gaya as a memento for pilgrims to the sacred site. Portable images such as these helped transmit the Pala style east to Burma and north to Nepal and Tibet.
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- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 759 x 697
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- Record
- 1990/1.176
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"Buddha, seated in bhumisparsa mudra, surrounded by five stupas (votive plaque); Artist Unknown, India, Northeastern India." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1990-sl-1.176/1990_1.176.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.