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Seated Buddha: O.29-1991

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Seated Buddha

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Production: Unknown

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Description

Bronze statue of Buddha sitting on an oval box decoration.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger in 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust in 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991-04-29) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Ming Dynasty
1368 CE - 1644 CE

Project

  • Sculpture UK

Components of the work

Sculpture Depth 10.8 cm Height 22 cm Width 14.9 cm

Materials used in production

Bronze

Techniques used in production

Casting (process)

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.29-1991
Primary reference Number: 71017
External ID: CAM_CCF_O_29_1991
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 17 January 2020 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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