Votive Plaque (Sâccha) Depicting Buddha in Bhumisparsa Mudra

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1981.34
Title: Votive Plaque (Sâccha) Depicting Buddha in Bhumisparsa Mudra
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Sâccha
Classification: Plaques
Work Type: plaque
Date: Pagan period, reign of King Aniruddha, 11th century
Places: Creation Place: Southeast Asia, Burma
Culture: Burmese
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/201981

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Molded clay
Technique: Molded
Dimensions: 13.3 x 9.5 x 0.9 cm (5 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 3/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Louis Sidney Thierry Memorial Fund
Accession Year: 1981
Object Number: 1981.34
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Susan L. Huntington and John C. Huntington, Leaves from the Bodhi Tree: The Art of Pala India (8th-12th centuries) and its International Legacy, exh. cat., Dayton Art Institute (Dayton, Ohio, 1989), pp. 224-225, no. 66

Exhibition History

Intimate Rituals and Personal Devotions: Spiritual Art Through the Ages, Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, Gainsville, 07/16/2000 - 01/14/2001

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