This Buddha figure is from the ancient Mon kingdom of Haripunjaya in central Thailand. The artists of this region created a distinct type of Buddha image, of which this is a fine example. Salient characteristics of Buddha images from Haripunjaya include a square jaw, a wide mouth with thick lips, deeply incised lines to suggest a moustache and downcast eyes, and hair curls that resemble pointed cones.
Details
- Title: Buddha Shakyamuni
- Date: c. 1200
- Medium: Terra-cotta
- Dimensions: 16 x 9 x 4-1/2 in. (40.6 x 22.9 x 11.4 cm)
- Credit Line: Norton Simon Museum, Gift of Michael Phillips and Juliana Maio
- Accession Number: P.1999.11.07
- Copyright: © Norton Simon Museum
Object Information
The Art of Giving: Recent Acquisitions of the Norton Simon Museum
- Norton Simon Museum, 2002-08-02 to 2002-11-04
- Pal, Pratapaditya, Asian Art at the Norton Simon Museum, Volume 3: Art from Sri Lanka & Southeast Asia, 2004, no. 114 pp. 110, 151, 167
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