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Content Provider | Indian Culture |
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Spatial Coverage | Sarnath, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Temporal Coverage | 5th Century CE (Gupta Dynasty) |
Description | The stone sculpture of a standing image of Buddha with both hands and feet missing. Only a small portion of the circular halo is visible behind the shoulders, the head has been reset, and the chin has been repaired. The Buddha stands in a gentle tribhanga with the left knee bent. The right hand must have been raised in abhaya mudra and the left hand holding one end of the transparent samghati which covers both shoulders forming a thin ridge of incised folds at the neckline. Fine curved lines indicate the puckered cloth over the broad and heavy shoulders. The waist is slim, the thighs swell gently and are smoothly modelled. The face is round and fleshy, the lower lip full and sensuous. The hair is arranged over the head and the ushnisha in small curls and the hairline dip slightly over the centre of the brow. Traces of the original red ochre are visible on the left shoulder. The halo was plain in the centre and bordered by a broad floral scroll between beaded margins. The sculpture is one of the finest products of the Sarnath school, combining a robust yet graceful strength with subdued elegance. |
File Format | JPG / JPEG |
Language | English |
Publisher | Allahabad Museum |
Publisher Place | Allahabad |
Access Restriction | Open |
Subject Keyword | Stone Sculpture |
Content Type | Image |
Resource Type | Photograph |
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