Seated Buddha Torso
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
The pair of deer on the base of this sculpture indicates that it represents the Buddha’s first sermon, at the park at Sarnath, which was known for its deer. His raised hand, now missing, was likely making a gesture of teaching; his lower hand remains in the posture of meditation. The green stone is typical of sculptures made for early Buddhist centers in southern India. This image shows the Buddha’s back and sides, which was unusual in this period, but the sculpture was clearly made from a shallow block that was more appropriate to a one-sided, relief carving.
Caption
Seated Buddha Torso, late 3rd century. Green limestone, 16 1/2 × 15 × 4 1/8 in., 59 lb. (41.9 × 38.1 × 10.5 cm, 26.76kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.24. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.24_SL1.jpg)
Collection
Collection
Title
Seated Buddha Torso
Date
late 3rd century
Period
Ikshvaku Period
Geography
Place made: Andhra Pradesh, India
Medium
Green limestone
Classification
Dimensions
16 1/2 × 15 × 4 1/8 in., 59 lb. (41.9 × 38.1 × 10.5 cm, 26.76kg)
Credit Line
Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.
Accession Number
86.227.24
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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