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A Worshiping Disciple
15th century
leaded tin brass
(Southeast Asia )
(Southeast Asia )
The hands of this figure were originally held together in adoration. The Buddha's disciples share his small curls, but they bear no cranial bump (a mark of the Buddha's superhuman body).
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
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, [presented to the Breezewood Foundation, 1985, inv. no. 861]; Walters Art Museum, 1992, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1995 | Unearthly Elegance: Buddhist Art from the Griswold Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1995. |
Geographies
Thailand (Place of Origin)
Measurements
13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of A. B. Griswold, 1992
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.2827