Gilded Seated Buddha
Unknown Thai, Thai
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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