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Seated Buddha in the Attitude of Preaching

Gandharan (Artist)
2nd-3rd century (Kushan)
phyllite
(India, Nepal, and Tibet)

The Buddha's hand gesture, or mudra, is called dharma-chakra. It reveals the Buddha to be preaching a sermon in which he explains the four Noble Truths of human existence and the path to enlightenment. Many sculptures of this type were created in the Gandharan region of present-day Pakistan. This region had fallen under the control of Alexander the Great during his conquest in the 4th century BC, and the sculptors there were greatly influenced by Greco-Roman artistic traditions.

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.

Alexander B. Griswold, Monkton, [presented to the Breezewood Foundation]; Walters Art Museum, 1992, by bequest.

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1995 Unearthly Elegance: Buddhist Art from the Griswold Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.
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Geographies

Pakistan, Gandharan Region (Kushan Empire) (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 24 13/16 in. (63 cm)

Credit Line

Bequest of A. B. Griswold, 1992

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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25.123

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