Red Seated Buddha Statue with Black Base

Sculpture

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L.T. Jordan Institute for International Awareness

Red Buddha statue: Image of the statue. This seated Buddha is made out of red plaster with a yellow belt around his waist. The base the statue sits on is black. There are circular designs that line the lower half of the black base.
Red Buddha statue

Image of the statue. This seated Buddha is made out of red plaster with a yellow belt around his waist. The base the statue sits on is black. There are circular designs that line the lower half of the black base.

Name/Title

Red Seated Buddha Statue with Black Base

Entry/Object ID

JI2025000508

Description

Plaster red Buddha statue.

Context

Gift from Prime Minister Neru of India and his daughter in 1952; Mrs. Jordan noticed it sitting in his house and he noticed her looking at it before gifting it to them

Made/Created

Artist

Alexander Backer

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

India

Location

Wall

North Wall

Room

Main Gallery