Stone slab with the historical Buddha Shakyamuni
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ABS 245
Code: ABS 245
Country: Tibet
Style:
Date: 1500 - 1600
Dimensions in cm WxHxD: 55 x 80 x 3
Materials: Stone carving
The Buddha is seated in the diamond attitude (vajraparya kasana) on a single lotus pedestal. He rests the left hand in the lap while the right hand is raised in the gesture of fearlessness (abhaya-mudra). The custom of engraving rock-cliffs, stone boulders, and stone slabs is a very ancient tradition on the Tibetan plateau.
This book is available at the museum's library von Schroeder, Ulrich and von Schroeder, Heidi, 2009. Tibetan Art of the Alain Bordier Foundation. Hong Kong: Visual Dharma Publications. Pp. 20–21; plate 4