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He has a tall <i>ushnisha</i> with one elongated \"lotus bud\" at the top, an elaborate five-leaf crown with lozenge-shaped pieces of coloured glass along the front and elaborate side-pieces, ear plugs with inset coloured glass, two necklaces and stoles over both forearms, rings on the right hand (of coloured glass) and a star shaped, motif on each knee.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"teak","id":"AAT12453"},{"text":"glass","id":"AAT10797"},{"text":"lacquer","id":"AAT14916"}],"techniques":[{"text":"carved","id":"AAT53149"},{"text":"gilt","id":"AAT53789"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Wood, carved and lacquered, gilt and set with coloured glass","categories":[{"text":"Sculpture","id":"THES48896"},{"text":"Buddhism","id":"THES48984"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"SSEA","id":"THES48598"},"images":[],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"47F","id":"THES49793"},"free":"","case":"CA007","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Figure","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Burma","id":"x30037"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"18th century","earliest":"1700-01-01","latest":"1800-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"140","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"76","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Depth","value":"51","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Weight","value":"69","unit":"kg","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"14/01/2015","earliest":"2015-01-14","latest":"2015-01-14"},"part":"incl. pallet and plastic","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"Bought from Bohan Antiques for £1500.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Seated Buddha, wood, carved and lacquered, gilt and set with coloured glass, Burma, late 18th  or early 19th century.","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"Burmese art / John Lowry. 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