Title: Buddha Expounding the Dharma
Object type: Figure
Date: late 8th century
Culture: Sri Lanka (Anuradhapura)
Period: late Anuradhapura period (750–850)
Medium: Copper alloy
Dimensions: H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); W. 11 in. (7.9 cm); D. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Purchase, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift, Acquisitions and 2008 Benefit Funds, and John Stewart Kennedy Fund, by exchange, 2009
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Buddhism, term: Buddha