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Buddha

Indian (?) (Artist)
Pakistani (?) (Artist)
ca. 600
bronze
(India, Nepal, and Tibet)

In regions where the Gandharan style had earlier been dominant and where Buddhism remained vital, fresh influences from the south brought stylistic changes. Gandharan stylistic elements, such as the folds of the Buddha's robe, became less important than the creation of a body with rounded volumes. This Buddha may not be Shakyamuni but one of the cosmic Buddhas, Ratnasambhava, associated with the south.

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Thomas Downes, Washington, D.C. [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, May 15, 1968, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2006, by gift.

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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.
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Geographies

India, Kashmir (Place of Origin) Pakistan, Swat Valley (Place of Origin)

Measurements

with base H: 5 3/8 × W: 4 1/8 × D: 2 15/16 in. (13.6 × 10.5 × 7.5 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of John and Berthe Ford, 2006

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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54.3025

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