尺寸：16.5 cm x 7 x 3.5 cm
年代：十六国时期(4世纪晚期-5世纪初期)
质地：青铜鎏金 piece-mold cast
风格：中原
来源：纽约大都会博物馆
参阅：外部链接
鉴赏：
这是中国最早的金铜佛像之一!

Representations of the Buddha wearing a thick shawl over both shoulders and sitting atop a throne with lions on either side are Chinese adaptations of images derived from the northwest region of the Indian subcontinent, particularly from areas in present-day Pakistan (known as Gandhara in the ancient world). Scientific examination of this sculpture has shown that it was cast using several ceramic molds, a technique that was also used to create the ancient bronze ritual vessels on view in this gallery. By the fifth century, the lost-wax method, which may have been introduced with Buddhism, was used more often for the casting of Chinese sculptures.