Seated Amitayus
Details
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- Medium
- Gilt bronze
- Dimensions
- H. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm); W. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); D. 2 in. (5.1 cm)
- Origin
- Mongolia
- Department
- Asian Art
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Gift of Steven Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1992
Art Genome Taxonomy
10 tags
Subject Matter
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Deities and Holy Figures Metadata · 99%
The museum identifies the work as Seated Amitayus and catalogs its subjects as Buddhism and Buddha; Amitayus is a Buddhist deity.
Visual Qualities
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Symmetrical Visual · 97%
The figure, crown, shoulders, arms, hands, crossed legs, and pedestal are arranged around a strong vertical axis with near bilateral balance.
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Highly Ornamented Visual · 98%
The crown, jewelry, garment borders, arm ornaments, and lotus-petal base contain extensive repeated relief decoration.
Medium and Techniques
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Sculpture Metadata · 99%
The catalog classifies the object as sculpture and figure.
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Gold Leaf and Gilding Metadata · 98%
The medium designation gilt bronze directly supports a gilded surface, which is also visibly apparent in the image.
Time Periods
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17th Century Art Metadata · 98%
The catalog dates the work broadly from the 17th through the 18th century.
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18th Century Art Metadata · 98%
The catalog dates the work broadly from the 17th through the 18th century.
Geographic Regions
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Asian Art Metadata · 92%
The place of origin is Mongolia, and the work is held in the Met's Asian Art department; Mongolia is an Asian geographic origin.
Materials
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Bronze Metadata · 99%
The listed medium is gilt bronze.
Cultural and Religious Styles
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Buddhist Art and Architecture Metadata · 98%
The subject is Amitayus, a Buddhist sacred figure, and the catalog lists Buddhism among the subjects.
Source & rights
Unknown artist. Seated Amitayus. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.