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Standing Buddha

Date:
ca. 3rd–4th century
Culture:
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
Medium:
Schist
Dimensions:
H. 20 in. (50.8 cm); W. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm); D. 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm)
Classification:
Sculpture
Credit Line:
Bequest of Adra M. Newell, 1966
Accession Number:
67.154.5
Not on view
Such Buddha images were found in great numbers in the public sacred precincts of Gandhara. The Buddha’s right hand, now damaged, would have been held in abhaya mudra, a gesture of approachability. He wears the robes of a monk, but his urna (the dot on his forehead) and his extended earlobes denote his status as the Buddha. On the base of the sculpture is a seated figure of Maitreya, the Buddha of the future, who is being venerated by a man and woman who are likely the donors of this image.
Adra M. Newell , New York (until d. 1966; bequeathed to MMA)
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Buddhism Along the Silk Road," June 2, 2012–February 10, 2013.

Timelines
South Asia, 1-500A.D.

The Art of Gandhara in The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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