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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1939.238
Title
Small Stele with Seated Bodhisattva, Perhaps Maitreya, Seated before a Flaming Mandorla, with Thirty-Five Buddhas in Relief on the Reverse
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
first half 6th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Northern Wei, 386-534
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/206125

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gray limestone with traces of gesso and polychromy
Dimensions
H. 74.8 x W. 42 x D. 20.3 cm (29 7/16 x 16 9/16 x 8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Robert Osgood
Accession Year
1939
Object Number
1939.238
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

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