Title: Buddha Offering Protection
Object type: Figure
Date: 10th century
Culture: Sri Lanka, central plateau
Period: Early Polonnaruva period
Medium: Copper alloy with gilding
Dimensions: H. (figure) 23 3/4 in. (60.3 cm); W. 7 in. (17.8 cm); D. 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Gift of Enid A. Haupt, 1993
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Buddhism, term: Buddha