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Standing Buddha, AD 150–200. schist, Overall: 119.7 cm (47 1/8 in.); Head: 1.5 x 3.2 cm (9/16 x 1 1/4 in.). Gift of Morris and Eleanor Everett in memory of Flora Morris Everett, 1972.43. CC0.
Standing Buddha
AD 150–200
Maker Unknown
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Standing Buddha, AD 150–200. Pakistan, Gandhara, Kushan Period. Schist; overall: 119.7 cm (47 1/8 in.); head: 1.5 x 3.2 cm (9/16 x 1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Morris and Eleanor Everett in memory of Flora Morris Everett 1972.43 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.