buddha, gandhara, 150–200 CE

Standing Buddha

Archival Details

  • Tradition: Gandhara
  • Period: 150–200 CE
  • Medium: schist
  • Dimensions: Overall: 119.7 cm (47 1/8 in.); Head: 1.5 x 3.2 cm (9/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
  • Credit line: Gift of Morris and Eleanor Everett in memory of Flora Morris Everett
  • Source: The Cleveland Museum of Art, accession 1972.43

Gandharan sculpture developed in the ancient region spanning present-day northern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan, roughly 1st–5th century CE, and is known for blending Greco-Roman stylistic conventions with Buddhist subject matter. Grey schist is a common medium, and the tradition produced some of the earliest anthropomorphic images of the Buddha.

Artwork Details

Artist

Gift of Morris and Eleanor Everett in memory of Flora Morris Everett

Tradition

Gandhara

File

1532 × 2560 px · JPG · 257 KB

Accession no.

1972.43

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