On The Antiquity of Nepalese Metalcraft: The Buddha of Guita Bahi

Figure 18: Standing Buddha
Nepal, circa 8th century
Copper without traces of gilt
135 cm.
Guṃ Vihāra, Vajryoginī Buddhist temple compound, near Śāṅkhu, Kathmandu valley

Photo: Ulrich von Schroeder, 25 June, 2017 (NSS-SD card)

Details: see thumbnails below
Detail 1, after Mary Slusser, Nepal Mandala, 1982, pl 258. Slusser (1982, Nepal Mandala, p. 73) remarked that she was told this was the image of the "Blacksmith's Queen"

Detail 2, head, Photo: Ulrich von Schroeder, 25 June, 2017 (NSS-SD card)

Detail 3, head, Photo: Ulrich von Schroeder, 25 June, 2017 (NSS-SD card)

Detail 4, feet, note the metal base plate, now embedded in a block of wood Photo: Ulrich von Schroeder, 25 June, 2017 (NSS-SD card)

Citations: Published:
Srivastava, Bal Gopal, 1967-68, “Sankhu Buddha”; Purātattva, 1: 85-86, pl. XI, figs. a-b: Counterpart of the early Gupta period in India and the Licchavi period in Nepal.

von Schroeder, Ulrich, 1981, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes,  306-307, pl 75H, Buddha Śākyamuni, 650-750 AD

Slusser, Mary Shepherd, 1982, Nepal Mandala, two vols., vol. 2, pl. 458, ca. 11th c.

von Schroeder, Ulrich, 2019, Nepalese Stone Sculptures, two vols, vol II, Buddhist,  pl 278E, p 893. Standing Buddha Maitreya, circa 8th Century