Buddha, haloed, standing, with left hand down, holding a hem of the samghati, hair with lateral continuous waves and separate usnisa with rows of separate waves. Base in the shape of an open lotus with reverse petals, against which are two small kneeling figures in anjalimudra.
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Description
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| Type |
sculpture :: statue (classification) :: frontal view statue and base |
| Name |
1 |
| Current Location |
New Delhi, National Museum (museum) |
| Cultural Affiliation |
religious : Buddhist |
| Material |
schist (stone) |
| Chronology |
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| Period |
Gandharan |
| Date earliest/latest |
1 / 300
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| Techniques | |
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| # 1 | in the round with flattened back |
| Dimensions (in m) |
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| Height | 1.16 |
| Width | 0.37 |
| Thickness | 0.16 |
| Preservation details |
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| Overall state | good |
| Restored | no |
| Notes on preservation | incomplete: right forearm missing; chipped, especially on the halo |
