Buddha Granting Boons
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.The Buddha makes the gesture of granting favors and blessings to devotees and stands on a lotus pedestal to evoke his transcendent nature. The sculpture’s findspot is connected by the Tonle Sap lake and river system to Angkor Borei and the Mekong River, so it could have been produced anywhere in southern Cambodia and transported to Kampong Speu Province. Stylistically, several factors indicate close connections with the workshops of Angkor Borei and an awareness of Buddha imagery produced in the seventh-century Mon territories of central Thailand.
cat. no. 50
cat. no. 50
Artwork Details
- Title: Buddha Granting Boons
- Period: Pre-Angkor period
- Date: 7th century
- Culture: Southern Cambodia
- Medium: Sandstone
- Dimensions: H. 38 11/16 in. (98.3 cm); W. 12 3/16 in. (31 cm); D. 7 1/2 in. (19 cm); Wt. 113 lbs (51.3 kg)
- Classification: Sculpture
- Credit Line: Lent by National Museum of Cambodia, Phnom Penh (Ka.1589)
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art