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Buddha Granting Boons

Southern Cambodia

7th century

Not on view

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

Buddha Granting Boons, Sandstone, Southern Cambodia — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Buddha Granting Boons, Sandstone, Southern Cambodia

Buddha Granting Boons, Sandstone, Southern Cambodia

Buddha Granting Boons, Sandstone, Southern Cambodia

Buddha Granting Boons, Sandstone, Southern Cambodia

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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)

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