Standing Buddha with Abhayamudra and Painted Nimbus
A small ivory figure of a standing Buddha, right hand raised in the gesture of reassurance, wears a flowing robe with incised folds. He stands on a lotus base before a tall wooden arch painted with concentric bands of red, yellow, and blue flame-like rays, set on a carved stepped plinth.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- Kandyan period (1480–1815)
- Medium
- Ivory, wood, and pigments
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 2529 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1815).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence R. Phillips
