Monk bearing offerings
Afghanistan, Hadda, probably Tape Shotor · c. 300 CE · Cleveland Museum of Art
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This Buddhist monk wears a robe over one shoulder, and his hair has been shaved. He reverently brings offerings of fruit or flowers to the Buddha. Triads depicting the Buddha with attendants bringing offerings were set up on the base of monuments called stupas, in niches defined by pilasters with Corinthian-style columns indicative of the region's Hellenistic heritage. This sculpture came from a monastery famous for preserving pieces of the Buddha's skull and robe.
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Details
- Maker
- Afghanistan, Hadda, probably Tape Shotor
- Date
- c. 300 CE
- Medium
- stucco
- Dimensions
- Overall: 27.3 x 10.3 x 5.4 cm (10 3/4 x 4 1/16 x 2 1/8 in.)
- Place of origin
- Afghanistan
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · On view · 001A ArtLens Exhibition
- Credit line
- Edward L. Whittemore Fund
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0