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Gilded brass seated Buddha with topknot, draped robe and raised right hand, on a throne with lion supports and lotus base against a grey background.

Enthroned Buddha Granting Boons

A seated gilded brass Buddha sits in meditation pose on a throne with lion supports and a lotus base. The figure wears a monastic robe with draped folds, a topknot and elongated earlobes, and a raised right hand, while a small inscription panel decorates the throne front.

Artist
Unknown
Date
dated by inscription to ca. 600
Medium
Gilt brass with silver and copper inlay
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 650).
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, Rogers Fund; Anonymous and Jeff Soref Gifts; Winnie Feng Gift, in honor of Florence Irving; and John Stewart Kennedy Fund, by exchange, 2011

Español: Buda sentado en trono, bronce dorado

Un Buda sentado de bronce dorado adopta la postura de meditación sobre un trono con soportes en forma de leones y una base de loto. La figura viste una túnica monástica con pliegues caídos, un moño en la cabeza y lóbulos alargados, y levanta la mano derecha, mientras un pequeño panel con inscripción decora el frente del trono.

Português: Buda sentado em trono, bronze dourado

Um Buda sentado em bronze dourado assume a postura de meditação sobre um trono com suportes em forma de leões e uma base de lótus. A figura veste um manto monástico com dobras caídas, um coque no alto da cabeça e lóbulos alongados, e ergue a mão direita, enquanto um pequeno painel com inscrição decora a frente do trono.

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