About this objectThis Buddha figure seated on a lotus was found in a Viking-era grave in Helgo, but was probaby made around the 6th century in the Swat valley, present-day Pakistan. The photographs from the excavation show it with leather straps around its neck and wrists. This was a custom used for sacred objects within the Viking tradition.
Date Made6th-7th c.
Place MadeSwat
Subject and Association KeywordsHelgo
Subject and Association KeywordsCoda
Subject and Association DescriptionLearn More: Brunning et al 2024; Gyllensärd et al 2004; Price 2020; Ramirez-Weaver 2014.
Medium and Materialscopper alloy, silver, glass, tin, niello and gold.
