Seated Buddha

Title
Seated Buddha
Year/Period
4th century
Region
Pakistan, probably Taxila
Object Type
figurines, Buddhas (visual works)
Material
stucco (plaster)
Technique
casting (process)
Dimension
Object size: 20 x 22.9 x 9.5 cm,
Object size: With mount 23 x 25 x 11.5 cm
Accession No.
2015-00503
Collection of
Asian Civilisations Museum
Credit Line
Gift of the Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple

A Buddha figure, seated with legs crossed and hands forming the teaching gesture of dharmachakramudra, within trapezoid-shaped niche. He wears draped monastic robes covering both shoulders. The figure would have been part of a frieze of similar Buddha figures encircling a stupa. It compares to examples found at Taxila in Pakistan and is probably from that site. It is a good example of stucco figures from the Gandhara period.

 

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