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Black and white photo of a bronze seated Buddha in meditation pose inside a tall flame-shaped arch, on a stepped pedestal.

Seated Buddha

A bronze seated Buddha sits in meditation posture with hands resting in his lap, wearing a pointed crown and a simple monastic robe. He is framed by a tall, flame-like arched mandorla with carved scrolls and a spired top, all mounted on a stepped pedestal and openwork stand. The image is shown in black and white against a plain dark backdrop.

Artist
Unknown
Date
first half of the 13th century
Medium
Bronze
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
1923 × 2795 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1250).
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, Gift of John and Evelyn Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1980

Español: Buda sentado, bronce, primera mitad del siglo XIII

Un Buda de bronce está sentado en postura de meditación, con las manos apoyadas en el regazo, y lleva una corona puntiaguda y una túnica monástica sencilla. Lo enmarca un alto arco en forma de llama con volutas talladas y remate en espiral, sobre un pedestal escalonado y una base calada. La imagen está en blanco y negro sobre un fondo oscuro liso.

Português: Buda sentado, bronze, primeira metade do século XIII

Um Buda de bronze está sentado em postura de meditação, com as mãos repousadas no colo, usando uma coroa pontiaguda e um manto monástico simples. Ele é emoldurado por um alto arco em forma de chama, com volutas esculpidas e topo em espiral, sobre um pedestal escalonado e uma base vazada. A imagem está em preto e branco contra um fundo escuro e liso.

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