Buddha in meditation. Fragment.
Accession Nr.: | 6331 |
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Type: | statuette |
Date of production: |
3rd-5th c.
Gandhara art |
Place of production: | |
Acquisition: | donation of Imre Schwaiger |
Materials: | stucco |
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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).