Figure

Description

Figure of the Shakyamuni Buddha in gilt copper, seated on lotus flower, his right hand touching the earth in the 'earth witness' gesture, his left hand resting in his lap in the gesture of meditation: Tibet, 19th century AD

Museum reference

A.1954.317

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Figure

Production information

Tibet Autonomous Region, China, East Asia

Date

19th century

Style / Culture

Tibetan

Materials

Copper, gilt

Physical description

Gilt copper

Associations

Depicted: Shakyamuni Buddha
British Expedition to Tibet, 1903 - 1904 (Younghusband Campaign)

Exhibitions

• Living Lands (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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