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Museum August Kestner Antike Kulturen [2011.122]
Buddha (Museum August Kestner CC BY-NC-SA)
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Enthroned Buddha

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Description

The art of Gandhâra, a north-western province of ancient India and located in what is now eastern Afghanistan and western Pakistan, was created through a fusion of ancient Indian and Hellenistic-Roman elements. This Buddha statuette also bears witness to this. (AVS)

Material/Technique

Clay / from the mould

Measurements

Height: 8.1 cm, width: 5.6 cm

Detailed description

Im Schneidersitz sitzender Buddha, ohne Bart, mit typischer Haartracht. Kopf vor Kobra-Kranz. Typisches Gewand. Hände zusammegelegt auf Schoß. Sitzt auf Nischenfries.

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Das Museum August Kestner ist benannt nach August Kestner (1777-1853). Das älteste städtische Museum in der Landeshauptstadt Hannover wird von einer...

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