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Standing Buddha
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About this work
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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineStanding Buddha, 150–200 CE. 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
