The International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) represents a set of open standards that enables rich access to digital media from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions around the world. Robert Andrew Brown Reference Number 1964.556 IIIF Manifest (circa) or BCE.ġ101–1200 Medium Granite Dimensions 160 × 120.2 × 56.3 cm (63 × 47 5/16 × 22 3/16 in.) Credit Line Purchased with funds provided by Mr. (this position is very painful to maintain for longer than 5 min) 'Under the torchlight Phyllis Robertson was now on her knees, the Warrior at her side, holding her behind the small of the back. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. Kneels in nadu position, she bends her body backwards, her head to the floor, she places her hands by her head, and pulls up into a back bend. Status On View, Gallery 140 Department Arts of Asia Title Buddha Shakyamuni Seated in Meditation (Dhyanamudra) Place Nagapattinam (Object made in) Dateĭates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. The Tamil inscription covering its back is no longer legible. Tiruppur District RIs and VAOs Contact Details District SVEEP Template District Statistical Hand Book 2021-22 Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar. This monumental granite sculpture originally would have graced a monastic site at Nagapattinam, which is also well known for its Buddhist bronzes. As in other images from Nagapattinam, a flame emerges out of the Buddha’s cranial protuberance, probably signifying wisdom. the girl kneels in nadu position, she bends her body backwards, her head to the floor, she places her hands by her head, and pulls up into a back bend. The Buddha-with his elongated earlobes, the wheel marks on his palms, the urna between his brows, and the cranial protuberance covered with snail-shell curls-is seated in the posture of meditation, with his hands resting on his lap (dhyanamudra), wearing a seemingly diaphanous monastic garment. This meditating Buddha comes from the coastal town of Nagapattinam in southern India, which was, as a result of settlers from Srivijaya (Indonesia), one of the few places where Buddhism was still flourishing in the twelfth century.
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