Fragmentary hand and forearm from the Buddha
On display
This fragment belonged to a Buddha image of monumental size. The hand of the Buddha is raised towards the viewer in the fear-dispelling or blessing gesture. On the palm is the Wheel of Dharma, representing the Buddha’s teaching.
Details
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Title
Fragmentary hand and forearm from the Buddha
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Associated people
the Buddha (active c. 560 BC - c. 486 BC) (subject) -
Associated place
Mathura (place of creation) -
Date
2nd century AD (AD 101 - 200)
Kushan Period (AD 50 - 600) -
Material and technique
pink sandstone
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Material index
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Technique index
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Object type
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Dimensions
55 x 40 x 18 cm max. (height x width x depth) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Purchased, 1997.
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Museum location
Ground floor | Gallery 12 | India to AD 600 -
Museum department
Eastern Art
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Accession no.
EA1997.186
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Further reading
Ahuja, Naman, Art and Archaeology of Ancient India: Earliest Times to the Sixth Century (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2018), no. 92
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