Figurine

Museum number:
9-8145
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
3588 (previous number (Albert Bender’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.2403
Description:
figurine; Buddhist; Maitreya, in relief against flat background with incised flame-like pattern on it, figure has two-tiered, four-legged base; Buddhist image for household or personal use
Donor:
Albert M. Bender
Collection place:
China
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
height 12.5 centimeters
Loans:
S1977-1978 #36: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (February 13, 1978–April 19, 1979)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 9-8145, described as figurine; Buddhist; Maitreya, in relief against flat background with incised flame-like pattern on it, figure has two-tiered, four-legged base; Buddhist image for household or personal use
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 9-8145, described as figurine; Buddhist; Maitreya, in relief against flat background with incised flame-like pattern on it, figure has two-tiered, four-legged base; Buddhist image for household or personal use

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