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Small gilded bronze seated Buddha with a tall ornate crown and hands joined at chest, on a layered lotus base against a gray background.

Buddha Vairocana (Dari)

A small gilt bronze seated figure of the Buddha Vairocana rests on a layered lotus pedestal against a plain gray background. The figure wears a tall, ornate crown and draped robes, with hands joined at the chest, and its gilding shows wear.

Artist
Unknown
Date
11th century
Medium
Gilt bronze; lost-wax cast
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
3001 × 4000 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1100).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 2006

Español: Buda Vairocana (Dari), bronce dorado, siglo XI

Una pequeña figura sentada de Buda Vairocana, en bronce dorado, descansa sobre un pedestal de loto en capas frente a un fondo gris liso. La figura lleva una corona alta y ornamentada y vestiduras drapeadas, con las manos juntas frente al pecho, y el dorado muestra desgaste.

Português: Buda Vairocana (Dari), bronze dourado, século XI

Uma pequena figura sentada do Buda Vairocana, em bronze dourado, repousa sobre um pedestal de lótus em camadas diante de um fundo cinza liso. A figura usa uma coroa alta e ornamentada e vestes drapeadas, com as mãos unidas diante do peito, e o dourado apresenta desgaste.

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