Stele with seated Buddha (Maitreya) and attendant bodhisattvas

China

dated 544 (2nd year of Wuding reign)

Not on view

Artwork Details

東魏武定二年石雕佛造像
Title: Stele with seated Buddha (Maitreya) and attendant bodhisattvas
Period: Eastern Wei dynasty (534–550)
Date: dated 544 (2nd year of Wuding reign)
Culture: China
Medium: Alabaster
Dimensions: H. 22 in. (55.9 cm); W. 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm); D. 8 in. (20.3 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Gift of Edgar Worch, 1914
Object Number: 14.94
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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