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Cast iron covered with tin. Figure seated on lotus leaf platform; bulbous neck ring. High domed stepped base. Dome covered with raised leafy vein design. Base decorated with inverted fleur-de-lis.
figurines
bronze (metal)
casting (process)
iron (metal)
tin (metal)
fleur-de-lis (motifs)
lotus (motif)
religions (concept)
Iron
Bronze
Slip Cast
Tin
Lotus
Religion
Fleur-de-Lis
FIGURINE
Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),
Buddha
Unknown
11.25 x 5.75 (HxW) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.347
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