Carnelian, lapis lazuli and gold figure of the Buddha

An image of Sculpture. Figure of the Buddha, made from carnelian, lapis lazuli and gold. He is seated on an open lotus flower. Carving, height 4.4 cm. Chinese.

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Sculpture. Figure of the Buddha, made from carnelian, lapis lazuli and gold. He is seated on an open lotus flower. Carving, height 4.4 cm. Chinese.

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Accession Number: O.126-1946
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Mark Box
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 650.84kB
Exposure time: 1/17
ISO Speed: 50
Captured: 2011:12:20 15:34:26

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blue Buddha Buddhism Buddhist carnelian carved carving Chinese cornelian figure Fitz_AA gemstones gold lapis lapis lazuli lotus lotus flower lotus petal precious stones religion religious sculpture seated sitting

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