Torso of seated Buddha
early 8th century A.D.
Medium/TechniqueCarved marble with engraved details
Dimensions67 x 38 x 39 cm (26 3/8 x 14 15/16 x 15 3/8 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession number10.280
On View
On viewClassificationsSculpture
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Provenance1910, purchased in China, through Hayasaki Kokichi (b. 1874 - d. 1956) [see note], by Okakura Kakuzo (b. 1862 - d. 1913), Boston, for the MFA. (Accession Date: September 29, 1910)
NOTE: The MFA's purchasing agent in China.
NOTE: The MFA's purchasing agent in China.
second half of the 5th century A.D.
8th century A.D.
about 562 C.E.
early 6th century A.D.
late 4th–early 3rd millennium B.C.
19th century
Late 19th century
early 4th century A.D.
Naqada II (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
late 4th century A.D.
mid 8th century A.D.