The gilt-bronze statue is a typical small icon made for private devotion in the Unified Silla kingdom and exemplifies a high point in the production of Buddhist sculpture in Korea. The Buddha's hand gesture (mudra) symbolizes the dispelling of fear and the granting of wishes.
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금동여래입상 통일신라 金銅如來立像 統一新羅
Title:Standing Buddha
Period:South and North Kingdoms period (676–935), Unified Silla
Date:8th century
Culture:Korea
Medium:Gilt bronze
Dimensions:H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Classification:Sculpture
Credit Line:Rogers Fund, 1912
Object Number:12.37.136
[ Garrett Chatfield Pier , New York, until 1912; sold to MMA}
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