A Stucco Figure of Buddha
A Stucco Figure of Buddha

GANDHARA, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY

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A Stucco Figure of Buddha
Gandhara, circa 3rd Century
Exquisitely modeled seated with his hands folded in his lap in dhyana mudra, wearing long flowing robes elegantly draped all around, his face very sensitively defined with elegant features in a meditative expression, his wavy hair gathered with a band around the ushnisha, the contours outlined in red
23½ in. (59.6 cm.) high

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This figure is likely attributable to the Hadda region and is among the finest modeled of its type.

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