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Gilt Bronze Statues from Southeast Asia

Standing Buddha, Dvaravati period, 7th-8th century

Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 12
April 5, 2022 (Tue) - April 9, 2023 (Sun)

This part focuses on Southeast Asian gilt bronze statues of gods and Buddhist deities from the 7th to 13th century. The statues are made using the lost–wax casting process, and therefore they have common qualities in their plasticity and smoothness of form.

Major Work(s) on Exhibit 5 results

	Designation	Name		Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance	Period	Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number	CMT
Highlight		Standing Buddha		Thailand	Dvaravati period, 7th-8th century	TC-745
Highlight		Buddha Seated on a Pedestal		Indonesia	Central Java period, ca. 8th century	TC-746
Highlight		Seated Mahavairocana		Indonesia	Central Java period, 9th-10th century	TC-748
Highlight		Finial for a Shaft in the Shape of Naga		Bakong, Cambodia, Acquired through exchange with l'École française d'Extrême-Orient	Angkor period, 12th century	TE-800
Highlight		Standing Buddha		Sri Lanka	Polonnaruwa period, 12th-13th century	TC-744

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