Jul 13, 2012
Jul 13, 2012

Walking Buddha

Walking Buddha

700s

Ivory

Overall: 4.8 x 2.8 x 0.6 cm (1 7/8 x 1 1/8 x 1/4 in.)

Weight: 6.88 g (0.24 oz.)

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1962.167

Location

Description

Small, delicately carved ivory plaques were set into wooden shrines, carved with architectural motifs. This sculpted plaque would have once flanked a central seated Buddha, with a similar standing or walking Buddha on the opposite side. The pleated garment folds derived from Greco-Roman styles adopted in the ancient region of Gandhara, west of Kashmir, where this sculpture was made.

See also
Collection: 
Indian Art
Type of artwork: 
Ivory
Medium: 
Ivory

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