id:			141481
accession number:	1964.93
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.93
updated:		2022-01-13 10:02:40.864000

Portable icon of Shakyamuni Buddha in the Earth-touching gesture, late 1100s–early 1200s. Cambodia, reign of Jayavarman 7th. Bronze; overall: 42 x 18.5 x 3 cm (16 9/16 x 7 5/16 x 1 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1964.93

title:				Portable icon of Shakyamuni Buddha in the Earth-touching gesture
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creation date:			late 1100s–early 1200s
creation date earliest:		1175
creation date latest:		1225
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creditline:			Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
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culture:	Cambodia, reign of Jayavarman 7th
technique:	Bronze
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Cambodian Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 42 x 18.5 x 3 cm (16 9/16 x 7 5/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review (1964)
	opening date:   1965-01-01T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review (1964)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (January 1-31, 1965).

	title:		Beyond Angkor: Cambodian Sculpture from Banteay Chhmar
	opening date:   2017-10-14T04:00:00
	<i>Beyond Angkor: Cambodian Sculpture from Banteay Chhmar</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (October 14, 2017-March 25, 2018).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Peter Marks, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?–1964
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1964–
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fun fact: 
Bronze images such as this were used to transfer a sacred presence from one temple to another.

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wall description: 
The Buddha sits surrounded by a circle of flaming jewels and full-blown lotus petals. Two rearing serpents emblematic of the glory of the Khmer Empire emerge from either side of his lotus pedestal. The Buddha’s right hand points down in the earth-touching gesture, and his left hand holds a round object, probably a special rice offering that indicates the Buddha’s power to ensure ongoing prosperity of the land. <br><br>The branches of the pipal tree under which the Buddha reached enlightenment top the composition. Beneath his lotus pedestal, the earth goddess wrings the waters from her hair that wash away the army of Mara, the grimacing demons holding clubs and shields who flee to either side.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 242
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n266

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 242
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n266

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 319
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n339

	Woodward, Hiram. <em>The Art and Architecture of Thailand: From Prehistoric Times through the Thirteenth Century</em>. Leiden; Boston: BRILL, 2017.
	page number: 	pp. 199-200
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IMAGES

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print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1964.93/1964.93_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1964.93/1964.93_full.tif