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Seated Buddha

Indian
about 9th century A.D.
Object Place: Tamil Nadu, possibly Tanjore district, Southern India

Medium/Technique Gilt bronze with silver inlay
Dimensions Overall: 60 x 30.5 x 20.3 cm (23 5/8 x 12 x 8 in.)
Credit Line Keith McLeod Fund
Accession Number1970.3
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsSculpture

Provenance1970, sold by Peter Marks Gallery, New York, to the MFA [see note 1]. (Accession Date: January 14, 1970)

NOTES:
[1] The throne back for this Seated Buddha was purchased by the MFA in 1967 from Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck, New York (MFA accession no. 67.4a-b).