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Gilded bronze standing Buddha statue with right palm raised in a protection gesture, against a gray background.

Buddha Offering Protection

A gilt copper alloy statue shows a standing Buddha with his right hand raised, palm outward, in the gesture of protection, and his left hand lowered holding the edge of a flowing robe. Fine incised lines form folds across the body, and the head has a blue-tinted topknot, on a dark square base.

Artist
Unknown
Date
late 6th–early 7th century
Medium
Copper alloy
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2733 × 4000 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 634).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Florance Waterbury Bequest, 1969

Español: Buda de pie en gesto de protección, escultura de aleación de cobre

Una estatua de aleación de cobre dorada muestra a un Buda de pie con la mano derecha levantada, palma hacia afuera, en el gesto de protección, y la mano izquierda baja sosteniendo el borde de una túnica fluida. Finas líneas grabadas forman los pliegues del cuerpo, y la cabeza lleva un moño con tono azulado, sobre una base oscura cuadrada.

Português: Buda de pé em gesto de proteção, escultura em liga de cobre

Uma estátua de liga de cobre dourada mostra um Buda de pé, com a mão direita erguida e a palma voltada para fora, no gesto de proteção, e a mão esquerda baixa segurando a borda de um manto fluido. Linhas incisas finas formam as dobras do corpo, e a cabeça tem um topete com tom azulado, sobre uma base escura quadrada.

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