Fragment of a Bodhisattva

AD 50-320 H: 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm) Citation Source image

This stone fragment depicts a Bodhisattva (a being who has a reached the stage where enlightenment may be achieved but has chosen to remain within the setting of society as a teacher to others) with eyes closed facing the viewer. Upon his head rests a diadem with an imbedded o...

Sculpture

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34658
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sculpture
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normalized
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provenance
Baroness Helen Giskra, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by gift.
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CC0
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en
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1
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style
Gandharan
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