Buddha in meditation. Fragment.

India / South Asia Collection

Accession Nr.: 6331
Type: statuette
Date of production:
3rd-5th c.
Gandhara art
Place of production:
Acquisition: donation of Imre Schwaiger
Materials: stucco
Techniques: hand shaped; moulded
Dimensions: height: 23.5 cm
width: 30 cm
depth: 11.5 cm
Torso of a meditating Buddha, the head and the shoulders are missing. Hands held in the gesture of meditation (dhyanamudra) and are naturalistically formed. The upper body is covered with a monk's cloak (samghati).