Editorial(EMBARGOED until 00:01am Tuesday 31st Oct, 2023 for online use but can be published for PRINT use on 31st Oct) Preview of Burma to Myanmar exhibition at The British Museum in London, UK, on 27th Oct, 2023
Editorial(EMBARGOED until 00:01am Tuesday 31st Oct, 2023 for online use but can be published for PRINT use on 31st Oct) Preview of Burma to Myanmar exhibition at The British Museum in London, UK, on 27th Oct, 2023
EditorialWooden cubes. On the left, bucket of yew wood with brass rings, decorated with a Buddha figure of enamel sitting in the lotus position. On the right, small bucket made of yew wood with brass rings and handles. Probably part of a booty captured during a...
EditorialAvalokiteshvara, Statuette by Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, diadem and headdress with possibly a Buddha figure. Earring, necklace and jewelry around the upper arms., anonymous, Sumatra, 600 - 800, bronze (metal), h 12 cm ? w 3.8 cm ? d 2.1 cm ? w 156 gr.
EditorialWooden cubes. On the left, bucket of yew wood with brass rings, decorated with a Buddha figure of enamel sitting in the lotus position. On the right, small bucket made of yew wood with brass rings and handles. Probably part of a booty captured during a...
EditorialAvalokiteshvara, Statuette by Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, diadem and headdress with possibly a Buddha figure. Earring, necklace and jewelry around the upper arms., anonymous, Sumatra, 600 - 800, bronze (metal), h 12 cm ? w 3.8 cm ? d 2.1 cm ? w 156 gr.
EditorialIntricate woodcarving, showing a Buddha figure, on one of the capitals of Shalu Monastery, Tibet. Shalu was much damaged during the Cultural Revolution and some 20 resident monks, down from a former 300, try to restore the buildings and paintings.
EditorialWooden cubes. On the left, bucket of yew wood with brass rings, decorated with a Buddha figure of enamel sitting in the lotus position. On the right, small bucket made of yew wood with brass rings and handles. Probably part of a booty captured during a...
EditorialFragment of a Halo with Buddha Figure, Khotan Kingdom, 6th?7th century, China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region), Stucco with color, H. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); W. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); D. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm), Sculpture, These fragments are from an elaborate halo ...
EditorialFragment of a Halo with Buddha Figure, Khotan Kingdom, 6th?7th century, China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region), Stucco with color, 3 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (8.9 x 12.1 cm), Sculpture, These fragments are from an elaborate halo that once adorned a larger-than-life...
EditorialWooden cubes. On the left, bucket of yew wood with brass rings, decorated with a Buddha figure of enamel sitting in the lotus position. On the right, small bucket made of yew wood with brass rings and handles. Probably part of a booty captured during a...