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Standing Buddha
(Southeast Asia )
This is an appealing and exquisite image that forces questions about the nature of the development of Dvaravati art in the 9th century. Among its most salient features are the alloy (which is brass), the punched curls, the oversided gem-shaped radiance over a low "unisa," the straight mouth, and the pronounced rectilinearity. For some of these, it is possible to point to external influences; others may be the product of an entirely internal development.
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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. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Private collection, Thonburi, prior to April 13, 1951; Alexander B. Griswold, Monkton, April 13, 1951 [presented to the Breezewood Foundation, December 1960, inv. no. 147]; 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
7 13/16 in. (19.8 cm)
with tang 8 11/16 in. (22 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.
54.2710