Standing Buddha
Unknown Artist
150–200 CE
Medium
schist
Dimensions
h. 119.7 cm · head: w. 1.5 cm, d. 3.2 cm
Classification
Sculpture
Department
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Morris and Eleanor Everett in memory of Flora Morris Everett
Accession Number
1972.43
About this artwork
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.