Bodhisattva with Radiate Halo and Mandorla

Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) or India (Jammu & Kashmir)

6th century

Not on view

This bodhisattva, holding a lotus (padma), likely represents Avalokiteshvara Padmapani. Portable images stylistically related to this one circulated in Gandhara, Kashmir, and as far north as the Central Asian Buddhist kingdom of Khotan, an important trading center on the Silk Road.

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Title: Bodhisattva with Radiate Halo and Mandorla
Date: 6th century
Culture: Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) or India (Jammu & Kashmir)
Medium: Phyllitic grey schist
Dimensions: H. 5 in. (12.7 cm); W. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); D. 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Gift of Samuel Eilenberg, 1987
Object Number: 1987.142.89
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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