Cambodian / Crowned Buddha Seated in Meditation and Sheltered by Muchilinda / Angkor period, Angkor Wat style, possibly 12th centuryCambodian
Crowned Buddha Seated in Meditation and Sheltered by Muchilinda
Angkor period, Angkor Wat style, possibly 12th century

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Creator Nationality: Asian; Southeast Asian; Cambodian
Creator Name-CRT: Cambodian
Title: Crowned Buddha Seated in Meditation and Sheltered by Muchilinda
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Creation Start Date: 1100
Creation End Date: 1199
Creation Date: Angkor period, Angkor Wat style, possibly 12th century
Creation Place: Cambodia
Object Type: Sculpture
Classification Term: Bronzes
Materials and Techniques: Copper alloy with recent covering of black and gold lacquer and gold leaf
Dimensions: H. 23 3/4 in. (73 cm)
AMICA Contributor: Asia Society
Owner Location: New York, New York, USA
ID Number: 1979.068a-c
Credit Line: Asia Society: The Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection
Rights: http://www.asiasociety.org
Related Document Description: Asia Society. Handbook of the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection. New York: Asia Society, [1981], p. 34.
Related Document Description: Baker, Elizabeth C. 'Cambodian Canons.' ARTnews (December 1969), pp. 28-31, 64-67.
Related Document Description: Coedes, George. 'Une exposition des sculptures khmeres et siamoises au Musée Cernuschi.' Artibus Asiae 3 (1926), p. 195.
Related Document Description: Le Bonheur, Albert. 'Review of Sherman E. Lee, Ancient Cambodian Sculpture.' Artibus Asiae 33 (1971), p. 240.
Related Document Description: Lee, Sherman E. Ancient Cambodian Sculpture. New York: Asia Society, 1969, pp. 67, 106-07.
Related Document Description: Leidy, Denise Patry. 'Iconography and Provenance: Buddhist Art from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection.' Orientations (March 1993), p. 53.
Related Document Description: Pal, Pratapaditya, et al. Light of Asia: Buddha Sakyamuni in Asian Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984, pp. 19, 43, 161, 180.
Related Document Description: Treasures of Asian Art: Selections from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection, The Asia Society, New York. Hong Kong and Singapore: Hong Kong Museum of Art and National Museum Singapore, 1993, pp. 92, 93.
Related Document Description: Treasures of Asian Art: Selections from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection, The Asia Society, New York. Tokyo: Idemitsu Museum of Arts, 1992, pp. 70, 132-33.
AMICA ID: ASIA.1979.068a-c
AMICA Library Year: 1999
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright Asia Society

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