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Buddha Preaching
(India, Nepal, and Tibet)
Gandhara, a region in northwestern Pakistan, was conquered by the Greek king of Macedon, Alexander the Great, in 330 BCE. The conquest introduced Greco-Roman political and cultural ways of life, which were maintained and developed in the region by succeeding kings. Gandhara prospered from its proximity to land and sea routes that made the region a trading hub between Persia, Central Asia, China, and Africa. This Buddha’s wavy hair, his muscular arm, and the undulating folds of his robe reflect the artistic conventions of the Greco-Roman world. Specific characteristics of the Buddha’s body that signal his heightened wisdom include his cranial protuberance ("ushnisha"), the dot between his eyes ("urna"), and his elongated earlobes.
Provenance
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Walter Shurkin, Albuquerque, after 1966; purchased by John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore; given to Walters Art Museum, 2012.
Exhibitions
| 2001-2003 | Desire and Devotion: Art from India, Nepal, and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara; Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque; Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham; Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong. |
Geographies
Pakistan (Gandhara) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 28 x W: 21 x D: 9 in. (71.1 x 53.3 x 22.9 cm); Base H: 2 3/4 × W: 22 3/16 × D: 8 7/8 in. (6.99 × 56.36 × 22.54 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of John and Berthe Ford, 2012
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
25.266