Buddha Standing - 금동여래입상 통일신라

Standing Buddha
금동여래입상 통일신라
金銅如來立像 統一新羅

The gilt-bronze statue is a typical small icon made for private devotion in the Unified Silla kingdom and exemplifies a high point in the production of Buddhist sculpture in Korea. The Buddha’s hand gesture (mudra) symbolizes the dispelling of fear and the granting of wishes.     

Period:    South and North Kingdoms period (676–935), Unified Silla

Date:    8th century

Culture:    Korea

Classification:    Sculpture

Medium:    Gilt bronze

Dimensions:    H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/51304