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5th–6th century · Stucco · Asian Art

In Gandhara the appearance of a halo surrounding an entire figure occurs only in the latest phases of artistic production, in the fifth and sixth centuries. By this time in Afghanistan the halo/mandorla had become quite common and is the format that took hold at Central Asian Buddhist sites.

Artist

Unknown

Date

5th–6th century

Medium

Stucco

Culture

Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1913