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5th–6th century · Phyllitic green schist · Asian Art

The Buddha holds his hands in the teaching gesture (dharma chakra mudra). To his left sit two of the five monks who heard his sermon in the deer park at Sarnath. The distinctive flat cut drapery and green schist typify late Gandharan portable images that circulated from Kashmir to Khotan in Central Asia.

Artist

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Date

5th–6th century

Medium

Phyllitic green schist

Culture

Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Bette-Ann and William Spielman, 1991