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Small ivory standing Buddha with raised right hand before a tall wooden arch painted with red, yellow and blue radiating bands, on a stepped base.

Buddha Standing with Hand in the Gesture of Reassurance (Abhayamudra) with Radiating Nimbus

A small ivory figure of a standing Buddha, right hand raised in the gesture of reassurance, wears a flowing robe with incised folds. He stands on a lotus base before a tall wooden arch painted with concentric bands of red, yellow, and blue flame-like rays, set on a carved stepped plinth.

Artist
Unknown
Date
Kandyan period (1480–1815)
Medium
Ivory, wood, and pigments
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2529 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1815).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence R. Phillips

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