- Title:
- Padmapani
- Object name(s):
- Sculpture
- Brief description:
- Figure of Padmapani is seated on double lotus and his right foot is touching the ground. Padmapani is crowned in the style of Avalokiteshvara. His right hand is pointing towards the ground in 'varada mudra' and in his left hand he holds a lotus.
- Collection:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Associated concept:
- Buddhism
- Associated concept:
- Sculpture
- Content - concept:
- Buddhist
- Current reproduction location:
- https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2006BF2850/full/!100,100/0/default.jpg
- Location type:
- Thumbnail
- Dimension:
- Height
- Dimension measurement unit:
- in
- Dimension value:
- 4
- Dimension:
- Length
- Dimension measurement unit:
- in
- Dimension value:
- 2.75
- Material:
- Bronze
- Object history note:
- Purchased from W.Williams (Kensington) Limited for £17.
- Object name:
- Sculpture
- Object number:
- IS.123-1965
- Object production date:
- 12th Century
- Date - association:
- made
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1100-01-01
- Date - latest:
- 1200-12-31
- Object production note:
- Bihar, Eastern India
- Object production person:
- Unknown
- Object production place:
- India
- Place association:
- Made
- Physical description:
- Figure of Padmapani is seated on double lotus and his right foot is touching the ground. Padmapani is crowned in the style of Avalokiteshvara. His right hand is pointing towards the ground in 'varada mudra' and in his left hand he holds a lotus.
- Reproduction number:
- 2006BF2850
- Responsible department/section:
- SSEA
- Style:
- Pala
- Technique:
- casting
- Technique:
- Bronze
- Text reason:
- Collections online record
- Text:
- PADMAPANI Gilt copper alloy Bihar, Eastern India Pala period 12th century IS.123-1965
- Text date:
- 25/09/2000
- Text reason:
- Gallery label text
- User's reference:
- Reference:
- Arts of Bengal : the heritage of Bangladesh and eastern India : an exhibition organized by the Whitechapel Art Gallery in collaboration with the Victoria and Albert Museum : 9 November-30 December 1979, Whitechapel Art Gallery ..., 12 January-17 February 1980, Manchester City Art Gallery ... . [London]: Whitechapel Art Gallery, [1979] Number: 085488047X (pbk.) :
- User's reference:
- Reference details:
- p.27
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