The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Seated Divine Sage Agastya

Art Object

Buddhism along the Silk Road

Thousands of years of trade and invasion brought Buddhist monks into contact with merchants and nomadic peoples in Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India. This short video, produced in conjunction with the exhibition Buddhism along the Silk Road: 5th–8th Century, shows how these interactions occurred.

Video/Audio (3)

Cambodian Rattan: The Sculpture of Sopheap Pich
(00:02:07) 2251 views

Sunday at the Met: Cambodian Rattan Discussion
(00:57:05) 64 views

Sunday at the Met: Cambodian Rattan Performance
(00:28:04) 60 views

Seated Divine Sage Agastya

Period:: Angkor period
Date:: ca. 975
Culture:: Cambodia
Medium:: Stone
Dimensions:: H. 19 1/8 in. (48.6 cm)
Classification:: Sculpture
Credit Line:: Gift of Enid A. Haupt, 1993
Accession Number:: 1993.387.2

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Description

The Divine Sage Agastya is considered a manifestation of Shiva. It is possible that this figure represents Shiva as the Divine Teacher and Great Ascetic. The figure was found with a linga (1988.393).
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What
Sculpture (24,350)

Stone (7,986)

Figures (5,008)
Where
Asia (68,071)

Cambodia (187)
When
A.D. 500-1000 (6,672)
In the Museum
Asian Art (35,222)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Southeast Asia, 500–1000 A.D.