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Buddha Preaching

8th century
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
This Buddha is seated in a meditation posture, his hands raised before him in a gesture evoking the First Sermon (dharmachakramudra). A Pyu inscription engraved around the base is as yet unread but may be assigned paleographically to the eighth century. This sculpture’s accidental recovery in the vicinity of the new Myanmar capital of Nay Pyi Taw underscores the Pyu ancestry of the region.

cat. no. 39

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Buddha Preaching
  • Date: 8th century
  • Culture: Central Myanmar
  • Medium: Metal
  • Dimensions: H. 3 1/16 in. (7.7 cm); W. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Lent by National Museum of Myanmar, Nay Pyi Taw (1/3/1994)
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art