Standing Buddha
Pakistan, Gandhara, Kushan period · 150–200 CE · Cleveland Museum of Art
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Combining elements from both the Mediterranean and South Asian worlds, the artists of Gandhara created a new vision of the Buddha during the period of high contact between the two regions from the 100s to 200s AD. They were among the first to show the Buddha with a placid expression, thick wavy hair, and clothed in a heavy, toga-like monk’s robe. The cavity at the top of the head may have once held a portion of the Buddha's relics.
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- Maker
- Pakistan, Gandhara, Kushan period
- Date
- 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.)
- Place of origin
- Pakistan
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · On view · 242A Ancient India
- Credit line
- Gift of Morris and Eleanor Everett in memory of Flora Morris Everett
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0