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Standing Buddha
150–200 CE
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Combining elements from both the Mediterranean and South Asian worlds, the artists of Gandhara created a new vision of the Buddha during the period of high contact between the two regions from the 100s to 200s AD. They were among the first to show the Buddha with a placid expression, thick wavy hair, and clothed in a heavy, toga-like monk’s robe.
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Details
- Title: Standing Buddha
- Date Created: 150–200 CE
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 119.7 cm (47 1/8 in.); Head: 1.5 x 3.2 cm (9/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
- Provenance: (B. J. Lester-Smith, Vienna, Austria, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art), The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1972.43
- Medium: schist
- Fun Fact: The cavity at the top of the head may have once held a portion of the Buddha's relics.
- Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Culture: Pakistan, Gandhara, Kushan period
- Credit Line: Gift of Morris and Eleanor Everett in memory of Flora Morris Everett
- Collection: Indian Art - Kushan, Gandhara
- Accession Number: 1972.43
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