Fragment van een Boeddha-beeld

anonymous, 900 - 1100

A Buddha. India, Orissa. 10th century. Sandstone. Behind this Buddha is a trace of what was once his throne. On the reverse of the sculpture is an inscription containing the Buddhist creed. The existence of this inscription is more important than its visibility.

  • Artwork typefigure, sculpture, Boeddha-beeld
  • Object numberAK-MAK-183
  • Dimensionsheight 30.7 cm x width 60 cm x depth 23.6 cm x weight 23.6 kg

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Fragment van een Boeddha-beeld

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-183

  • Description

    Fragment van een Boeddha-beeld.

Creation

  • Creation

    • sculptor: anonymous, Noord-India
    • sculptor: anonymous, Odisha

  • Dating

    900 - 1100

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 30.7 cm x width 60 cm x depth 23.6 cm x weight 23.6 kg

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase Tellalian, Amsterdam, 1936)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; from Tellalian, Amsterdam, fl. 500, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1936;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

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  • Fragment van een Boeddha-beeld
  • Fragment van een Boeddha-beeld