Figure

Description

Figure of Gautama Buddha, seated cross-legged, hands in the dhyana mudra position of meditation, carved hornblende schist: India, Gandhara, 2nd - 3rd century

Museum reference

A.1933.155

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Figure

Production information

Gandhara, India, South Asia

Date

2nd - 3rd century

Style / Culture

Gandhara

Materials

Schist, hornblende

Physical description

Hornblende schist

Associations

Depicted: Buddha
Depicted: Bodhisattva
Khyber Pass, ASIA

Exhibitions

• Traditions in Sculpture (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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