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Gilded bronze standing Buddha statue with raised right hand and flame-like topknot on a dark stepped base.

Standing Buddha, Gilt Copper Alloy Sculpture

A gilded copper-alloy statue shows a standing Buddha with a flame-like topknot and serene face, wearing a clinging robe with fine wave-like incised folds. His right hand is raised in a gesture of reassurance, and he stands on a lotus base over a stepped dark wooden pedestal against a plain gray background.

Artist
Unknown
Date
18th century
Medium
Copper alloy with gilding
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
3001 × 4000 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1800).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Louis V. Bell, Harris Brisbane Dick, Fletcher, and Rogers Funds and Joseph Pulitzer Bequest; The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Foundation Fund; Florence and Herbert Irving, Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Anne H. Bass Gifts, 2010

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