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late 12th century · Partially gilded brass, copper base · Asian Art

This foliate pedestal supported an icon (now missing), probably of a seated Buddhist deity in an articulated lotus-bud mandala. The finely modeled openwork design is enhanced with independently cast and gilded ornaments, two of which survive: a flame motif and a conch shell. The Burmese provenance is a reminder of the close connections that existed between eastern India and the Burmese kingdom of Pagan in the eleventh and twelfth centuries.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 12th century

Medium

Partially gilded brass, copper base

Culture

India (probably Bengal)

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Purchase, The Manheim Foundation Inc. Gift and Rogers Fund, by exchange, 2009