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Buddha

GANDHARAN
Buddha
 Kushan period 2nd century BCE-3rd century CE

Medium
schist

Measurements
39.4 × 25.9 × 9.4 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Sir James Plimsoll AC CBE, Governor, 1982

Gallery location
Level 1, NGV International

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Gandhara, India

Accession Number
AS12-1982

Department
Asian Art

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation

Physical description
Buddha seated in meditation, on draped throne. Gandharan school.

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Essay
A Kushān bodhisattva and early Indian sculpture

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