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Gilt copper seated Buddha statue with blue topknot, touching the earth with right hand, on a dark stepped base against a gray background.

Buddha Shakyamuni or Akshobhya, the Buddha of the East

A gilt copper figure of a seated Buddha rests on a lotus base over a dark wooden plinth. The Buddha has a blue-black topknot, a red dot on the forehead, elongated earlobes, and his right hand touches the earth while the left rests in his lap.

Artist
Unknown
Date
11th–12th century
Medium
Gilt copper
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2978 × 3722 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1200).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · 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, Rogers Fund and Florence and Herbert Irving Gift, 1995

Español: Buda sentado, Shakyamuni o Akshobhya, cobre dorado

Una figura de cobre dorado de Buda sentado descansa sobre una base de loto encima de un pedestal de madera oscura. Tiene un moño azul oscuro, un punto rojo en la frente, lóbulos alargados y la mano derecha tocando la tierra, mientras la izquierda reposa en su regazo.

Português: Buda sentado, Shakyamuni ou Akshobhya, cobre dourado

Uma figura de cobre dourado de Buda sentado repousa sobre uma base de lótus acima de um pedestal de madeira escura. Ele tem um coque azul-escuro, um ponto vermelho na testa, lóbulos alongados e a mão direita tocando a terra, enquanto a esquerda repousa no colo.

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