Ghandaran Stucco Buddha

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  • Size

    12cm(H) / 5"(H)

  • Condition

    Excellent

    Rough hewn underside.

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    Ghandaran Stucco Buddha

    2nd Century BC- 2nd Century AD

    Stucco likeness of Buddha, with heavily set features typical of Ghandaran sculpture of the period, including arched eyebrows, almond shaped half closed eyes, and straight nose; serene smile, typical of Buddha iconography; elongated ear lobes, head of prominently styled hair surmounted by remnants of usnisa.

    A good piece, epitomising Ghandaran sculpture and Buddha iconography of the period.

    The Ghandaran Empire was located in what is now largely occupied by North-West India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. The art and sculpture of the region that has come to be known as Ghandaran combines Hellenistic or Graeco-Roman artistic techniques and modelling with Indian Buddhist iconography to create a recognisably Indian hybrid. By the end of 1st Century these aesthetic traditions had developed into a recognisable Ghandaran style.