Gold Sheet Images in a Local Javanese Style

A large number of images of deities have survived from the Indonesian classical period. Several of their aspects are known. They are Hindu or Buddhist images that began to be produced when Hinduism and Buddhism were adopted from the Indian subcontinent. The period in which they were made coincides w...

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Published inMaterializing Southeast Asia's Past p. 111
Main Author Pauline Lunsingh Scheurleer
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Singapore NUS Press 01.05.2013
Subjects
Anthropology
Art theory
Arts
Asian studies
Behavioral sciences
Buddhism
Chemical elements
Chemistry
Communications
Communications media
Deities
Ethnic groups
Ethnography
Ethnology
Ethnoreligious groups
Figurines
Gestures
Hindus
Iconography
Metals
Natural theology
Noble metals
Nonverbal communication
Physical sciences
Plastic arts
Religion
Sculpture
Sculpture in the round
Silver
Social sciences
South Asian studies
Spiritual belief systems
Statues
Theism
Theology
Visual arts
Visual materials
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Summary:A large number of images of deities have survived from the Indonesian classical period. Several of their aspects are known. They are Hindu or Buddhist images that began to be produced when Hinduism and Buddhism were adopted from the Indian subcontinent. The period in which they were made coincides with the building period of Hindu and Buddhist sanctuaries, from the 8th to 16th centuries. The models for the images were borrowed from several regions of the Indian subcontinent in various periods. From these the Javanese developed their own styles and iconography of Hindu and Buddhist images. Naturally, the surviving images
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