Seated Buddha (probably Shakyamuni)

Unidentified Artistearly 8th century

Details

Title: Seated Buddha (probably Shakyamuni)
Creator: Unidentified Artist
Creator Lifespan: 1/1
Date: early 8th century
Physical Dimensions: w75.0 x h109.5 x d47.0 cm
Period: Tang dynasty, 618-907
Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Creation Place: Tianlongshan/Shanxi province/China/East Asia
Type: Sculpture
External Link: Harvard Art Museums
Medium: Light gray sandstone with traces of polychromy; from the north wall of Tianlongshan Cave 21, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province

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