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Throne back for seated Buddha (MFA 1970.3)

about 9th century
Object Placepossibly Melayur, Tamilnadu, Tanjore district, Southern India
Medium/TechniqueGilt bronze
Dimensions81.9 x 55.9 cm (32 1/4 x 22 in.)
Credit LineMarshall H. Gould Fund
Accession number67.4a
On View
On view
ClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1966, Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck, New York; 1967, sold by Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 11, 1967)
Group shot: 1970.3, 67.4a-b
about 9th century A.D.
Casket
mid to late 16th century
Buddha
19th century
Seated Buddha
early 9th century
20th century
Head of Siva
18th century
Nandi
16th–17th century
12th or 13th century