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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.53.55
Title
Bodhisattva Seated in Meditation (possibly Prince Siddhartha or Maitreya)
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
relief, sculpture
Date
early 6th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Northern Wei, 386-534
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/203524

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gray limestone with traces of pigment; Longmen style
Dimensions
H. 41.2 x W. 26 x D. 7.5 cm (16 1/4 x 10 1/4 x 2 15/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.53.55
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • S425: East Asian Buddhist Sculpture, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 10/20/1985 - 04/30/2008

Verification Level

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