Sikendeng: Standing Buddha
Bronze
Sikendeng: Standing Buddha
INDONESIA, West Sulawesi, Sikendeng
Though the statue was discovered in Sikendeng of West Sulawesi in 1921, but is thought not to be a local creation. Since the stylistic characteristics are Sri Lankan, the piece is believed to have originated in that country.
The Buddha’s head lacks a usnisa. The monastic robe is arranged to leave the right shoulder bare, and a deep fold falls from the left forearm. The statue is rare since it is made of metal while most surviving sculptures are carved from stone. The head and hands were cast separately from the body and then assembled. There is a long vertical tenon behind the head, and most likely it is for the missing nimbus.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, page 1091.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Sikendeng: Standing Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, vol. 12, 2016, pp. 1091.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Sikendeng: Standing Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, 12:1091.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Sikendeng: Standing Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr (Vol. 12, pp. 1091).
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