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Description: | Bronze figure of Buddha Shakyamuni as an infant, naked and standing on a double lotus throne. The left hand is pointing upwards to the sky and right hand is pointing downwards to the earth. This figure depicts the birth of the historical Buddha, one of the five key moments in his life. | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | bronze figures (ritual & belief: representations) Buddhism Carving | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-49861 | Go to resource |
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