1939.238: Small Stele with Seated Bodhisattva, Perhaps Maitreya, Seated before a Flaming Mandorla, with Thirty-Five Buddhas in Relief on the Reverse
Sculpture
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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
- Permissions
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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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