Gilded Seated Buddha

Unknown Thai, Thai

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collected 1894-1897

Wood

Overall: 8 11/16 × 4 3/4 × 3 1/8 in. (22 × 12 × 8 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Barrett

38.73.6272

Geography

Place Made: Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Period

19th century

Object Name

Ceremonial Artifact

Research Area

Asia

Not on view

Course History

Religion 2.01, Asian Society, Cultures, and Language 51.05, Religions of South East Asia, Sara Swenson, Winter 2023

Relgion 2.01, Religion in Southeast Asia, Mary Kate Long, Fall 2023

Geography 44.01, Environmental Sciences 44.01, Environment and Politics of Southeast Asia, Christopher Sneddon, Winter 2024

Provenance

Collected by Dr. John Barrett (1866-1938, Class of 1889), during his time as the U.S. Minister to Siam, 1894-1897; bequeathed to Mr. and Mrs. John Walton Barrett [his nephew], Freeport, Illinois; given to present collection, 1938.

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