Cosmological Buddha
Early 11th century
Medium/TechniqueCarved marble with remains of pigment
Dimensions95.25 cm (37 1/2 in.)
Credit LineCharles Bain Hoyt Fund
Accession number1997.180
On View
On viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1964, M. H. de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco; 1969, transferred to the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco (AAMSF); 1972, deaccessioned by the AAMSF; October 17-18, 1974, sale, Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, lot 315. Private collection, Michigan; 1997, sold by this private collection, through Marty Webster, Ann Arbor, MI, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 15, 1997)
19th century
8th century A.D.
618–907
1st century A.D.
A.D. 1000–1476
825–712 B.C.
about A.D. 50
2632–2510 B.C.
Roman Imperial, 30 B.C.–A.D 364
945–712 B.C.