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Dark green bronze seated Buddha figure with coiled hair and raised right hand, cross-legged, photographed against a gray background.

Seated Buddha

A small bronze figure of the Buddha sits cross-legged with his right hand raised near his chest, his head crowned with tightly coiled hair and a fleshy topknot. The dark green patinated surface shows uneven wear and mottling across the torso and lap against a plain gray backdrop.

Artist
Unknown
Date
8th–early 9th century
Medium
Bronze
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2911 × 3880 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 835).
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, Lindemann Fund, 2006

Español: Buda sentado, bronce, siglos VIII–principios del IX

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Português: Buda sentado, bronze, séculos VIII–início do IX

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