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Naga-Protected Buddha
(Southeast Asia )
In the 10th century, Cambodian political expansion disrupted Dvaravati traditions, and the open eyes of this Buddha give it a Cambodian look. It was also in the 10th century that the naga-protected Buddha became established as an important type of image for the Buddhists of Cambodia. The naga may have represented a power that could carry one's soul to heaven following death.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Mr. Lamai, Kamphaeng Phet, prior to January 20, 1951 ["from Wat Phraeo, Old Kamphaeng Phet."]; Alexander B. Griswold, Monkton, January 20, 1951 [presented to the Breezewood Foundation, December 1960, inv. no. 138]; Walters Art Museum, 1992, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1995 | Unearthly Elegance: Buddhist Art from the Griswold Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Thailand (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 6 11/16 × W: 4 1/8 × D: 2 1/4 in. (17 × 10.5 × 5.7 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of A. B. Griswold, 1992
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.
54.2707