A very heavy Carved stone Buddha

A. G. Maisey · 18th January 2018, 08:21 PM

My guess is that the stone was almost certainly covered with a layer of plaster. I believe careful inspection will reveal small areas of plaster still in place.

Something that is not generally realised is that in ancient times all those beautiful old, weathered stone buildings and statues were painted in bright colours --- well, maybe not "all", but most certainly most of them were.

The candis of Jawa were brightly painted and could be seen for miles. The same applied with Classical Greek sculpture --- as Euripides makes clear in his "Helen".

This stone statue would have been plastered and painted when it was new.

Cerjak · 20th January 2018, 07:48 PM

Dear Alan and Kei Thank you all for your help.
I spent a lot of time reviewing this statue again.
First of all the exact weight is 66.5 kg
Dimensions: the base 38*28 cm
Height 66 cm
For sure not a cast . the dots could be removed easily
My guess is that a water runoff caused a limestone accumulation this could explain the small dots on the surface.
This statue is made of a black stone.
Anyway the best would be to show it to a specialist but with this weight it is not easy to transport !
Best

Cerjak

BANDOOK · 1st February 2018, 09:47 AM

Hi Cerjak
Greetings so I was right it being of Chinese origin.
Best Regards,
Rajesh

20th January 2018, 07:48 PM	#2
Cerjak Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: FRANCE Posts: 1,065	Dear Alan and Kei Thank you all for your help. I spent a lot of time reviewing this statue again. First of all the exact weight is 66.5 kg Dimensions: the base 38*28 cm Height 66 cm For sure not a cast . the dots could be removed easily My guess is that a water runoff caused a limestone accumulation this could explain the small dots on the surface. This statue is made of a black stone. Anyway the best would be to show it to a specialist but with this weight it is not easy to transport ! Best Cerjak Attached Images

18th January 2018, 08:21 PM	#1
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,991	My guess is that the stone was almost certainly covered with a layer of plaster. I believe careful inspection will reveal small areas of plaster still in place. Something that is not generally realised is that in ancient times all those beautiful old, weathered stone buildings and statues were painted in bright colours --- well, maybe not "all", but most certainly most of them were. The candis of Jawa were brightly painted and could be seen for miles. The same applied with Classical Greek sculpture --- as Euripides makes clear in his "Helen". This stone statue would have been plastered and painted when it was new.

1st February 2018, 09:47 AM	#3
BANDOOK Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: AUCKLAND,NEW ZEALAND Posts: 624	Hi Cerjak Greetings so I was right it being of Chinese origin. Best Regards, Rajesh