Minneapolis Institute of Art
Buddha
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- Date
- 3rd century
- Medium
- Schist
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 6161
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
The Buddha can be recognized by several marks, most prominently the ushnisha, a protrusion on the head, and the urna, a tuft of hair between the eyes from which a ray of light reveals the whole universe. This meditating Buddha would have been flanked by Brahma and Indra, two Hindu gods incorporated into Buddhism. The sculpture is from Gandhara, a historical region in northwest Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan with close affinities to ancient Greece and Rome, reflected here in the flowing folds of robes and chiseled facial features. Asia
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- The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund, in honor of Ruth and Bruce Dayton
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