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Standing Buddha
(Southeast Asia )
In the course of the 13th century, images of the standing Buddha, both hands performing the same gesture, were not generally a part of the repertory of the Lopburi sculptors working in stone. At Angkor, it was different: such Buddhas were made in the round.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Alexander B. Griswold, Monkton, 1948 or before, [presented to the Breezewood Foundation, December 1964, inv. no. 732]; Walters Art Museum, 1992, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1995 | Unearthly Elegance: Buddhist Art from the Griswold Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Cambodia, Siem Reap (Angkor)
(Place of Origin)
Thailand (Place of Origin)
Measurements
14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm);
with tang: 15 15/16 in. (40.5 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of A. B. Griswold, 1992
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.2797