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Miniature altar: Standing Buddha in abhaya-vara mudra, flanked by 2 bodhisattvas

Chinese

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Miniature altar: Standing Buddha in abhaya-vara mudra, flanked by 2 bodhisattvas
early 6th century
Chinese
bronze with traces of gilding on wooden stand
5 15/16 in x 3 1/8 in x 1 1/4 in (15 cm x 8 cm x 3.2 cm);5 15/16 in x 3 1/8 in x 1 1/4 in (15 cm x 8 cm x 3.2 cm)
Museum purchase for the James Marshall Plumer Memorial Collection
1961/2.79

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The symmetrical arrangement of Buddha with two flanking "bodhisattva" attendants is common in Buddhist iconography. The boat-shaped halo as well as the elongated figures are characteristic of the 6th century.

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