Plaque with a Male Head, gandhara, 100s CE

Plaque with a Male Head

Archival Details

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

Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin

Tradition

Gandhara

File

2560 × 2385 px · JPG · 412 KB

Accession no.

1989.346

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