Helgö Buddha

Helgö Buddha
The Helgö Buddha, 6th century CE
MaterialBronze
Size8.4 cm high
Created6th century CE, Gupta Empire, India
DiscoveredHelgö, Sweden
59°16′43″N 17°40′50″E / 59.278511°N 17.680435°E / 59.278511; 17.680435
Present locationState Historical Museum, Stockholm
Location

The Helgö Buddha is a small Buddha figure of the 6th century Gupta Empire period, found during excavations of a trading post that was active between approximately the 3rd century and the 8th century, that is, between the Migration Period and the Viking Age, on Helgö.