A bronze statue of a standing Buddha in the Cleveland Museum of Art

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Figure 2: Inscription on pedestal

Detail: Inscription on front of base
Northeastern India or Nepal, Gupta/Licchavi Period
Inscription dated 591 CE
Bronze

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1968.40
Inscription of the front and right side of the separately cast pedestal

All Photos: courtesy Cleveland Museum of Art
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1968.40

Details: see thumbnails below
Detail 1 - date in the inscription