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Buddha

unknownSilla, late 6th century

Gyeongju National Museum

Gyeongju National Museum
Gyeongju-si, South Korea

The standing statue is built with childlike proportions, a cherubic face, and a small, protuberant uṣṇīṣa on the top of the head. It stands atop a lotus-flower pedestal with the head and the body flanked by their own halos. The right hand is uplifted in the abhaya mudra, and the left hand hangs down, showing the verada mudra. Cloth covers both shoulders and hangs below the stomach in a U shape. It is believed to have been made at the end of the sixth century.

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  • Title: Buddha
  • Creator: unknown
  • Date Created: Silla, late 6th century
  • Location: Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, Korea
  • Type: Buddhist sculpture
  • Rights: Gyeongju National Museum
  • Medium: H 86.0cm
Gyeongju National Museum

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