Kumbukgete Standing Buddha Statue (Colombo Museum)
Kumbukgete Buddha Statue that was unearthed from Koombuwa Viharaya is considered important as it is the tallest solid cast Buddha bronze in Sri Lanka.
Kumbukgete Standing Buddha Statue (Colombo Museum) K umbukgete Standing Buddha Statue (Sinhala: කුඹුක්ගැටේ හිටි බුද්ධ ප්රතිමාව) is a bronze that was unearthed from the premises of Koombuwa Raja Maha Viharaya in Kumbukgete in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka. It is presently on display at the entrance lobby of the Colombo National Museum . This statue is considered important as it is the tallest solid cast Buddha bronze found in Sri Lanka (Prematilaka & Hewage, 2018). The Statue This solid cast bronze statue of Buddha is 105 cm (3.44 ft) in height and in the standing position. The statue's right hand depicts the Abhaya Mudra and the left hand, which is in the ring-hand attitude, holds the robe's edge (Prematilaka & Hewage, 2018). The robe closely touches Buddha's full body but leaves the right shoulder bare. The robe is transparent and its pleats are denoted by clear lines. The head of the statue has curled hair and a hole is visible on the top of the head (Prematilaka & Hewage, 2018). That hole indicates that the s…
