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Head of Buddha
- Museum No.
- CK47
Photo No：87-2157
Color type：Color
| Title | Head of Buddha |
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| Designation | |
| Artist | |
| Category | Sculpture (C), Buddhist Sculpture, Nyorai (Buddha) Sculptures |
| Country | |
| Period | |
| Century | 2th |
| Year | |
| Quantity | |
| Materials | |
| Dimensions | Height 31.6cm |
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The lightly curled hair, straight nose and clear-cut features of this statue are characteristic of later Grecian sculpture. The meditative eyes, however, suggest Buddhist enlightenment.
This statue was brought from Gandhara, today's Peshawar district along the Upper-Indus River in Pakistan. Residents of this area have believed in Buddhism since ancient times; when Greek culture was later introduced, Buddhist sculptures produced in the region took on a unique Greco-Buddhist appearance. This statue may have been made in the late-2nd Century, when Gandhara's Buddhist sculpture production was at its peak.
Pakistan