Buddha in meditation. Fragment.

India / South Asia Collection

Accession Nr.: 6331
Type: statuette
Date of production:
2nd - 3rd c.
Gandhara art
Place of production:
Acquisition: donation of Imre Schwaiger
Materials: stucco
Techniques: hand shaped
Dimensions: height: 23.5 cm
width: 30 cm
depth: 11.5 cm
Fragment of a Buddha-figure, the head is missing, the hands are naturalistically patterned. The hands represent meditating gesture but here the fingers are bent. The folds of a dressing gown cover the upper body.

Lime mortar.