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Gilded bronze seated Buddhist figure in meditation pose with crown and jewelry, on a lotus pedestal against a gray background.

Seated Amitayus

A gilt bronze figure of a seated deity sits in meditation posture on a tiered lotus base. The figure wears a tall five-leaf crown, jeweled necklaces and an elaborate scarf, with hands held together in front of the body holding a small vase. The smooth golden surface reflects light against a plain gray background.

Artist
Unknown
Date
17th–18th century
Medium
Gilt bronze
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2912 × 3880 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, Gift of Steven Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1992

Español: Amitayus sentado, escultura budista en bronce dorado

Una figura de bronce dorado representa a una deidad sentada en postura de meditación sobre una base escalonada de loto. Lleva una corona alta de cinco hojas, collares con joyas y una larga banda sobre los hombros, y sus manos sostienen un pequeño jarrón frente al cuerpo. La superficie lisa y dorada refleja la luz sobre un fondo gris liso.

Português: Amitayus sentado, escultura budista em bronze dourado

Uma figura de bronze dourado representa uma divindade sentada em postura de meditação sobre uma base escalonada de lótus. Ela usa uma coroa alta de cinco folhas, colares com joias e uma longa faixa sobre os ombros, e as mãos seguram um pequeno vaso diante do corpo. A superfície lisa e dourada reflete a luz contra um fundo cinza liso.

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