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Basic Information | Accession Number: | 1885A1116 |
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Collection: | Antiquities - Asia |
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Date: | 500 AD - 700 AD |
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Notes | This bronze statue of the Buddha was of the first objects to enter the collections, and remains among the most significant works in Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery.The Sultanganj Buddha is the largest known complete Indian bronze sculpture. Cast by the lost-wax technique on a clay core, this statue was excavated by E B Harris, a railway engineer, at Sultanganj in northern India during the course of railway construction in 1862. | Presented by Samuel Thornton, 1864. |
Further Information | Production Period: | 6th or 7th century |
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Medium: | Bronze, lost wax casting. |
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Material(s): | Bronze |
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Place of Origin: | Sultanganj, India |
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Place of Excavation: | Sultanganj, Bengal, India |
Dimensions | Height: | 223 cm |
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