One of the first representations of the Buddha, 1st–2nd century AD, Gandhara in Pakistan. The Standing Buddha of the Tokyo National Museum is an example of Greco-Buddhist statuary. Comparable ones can be found in the Guimet Museum in France, and in the National Museum, New Delhi besides various other museums of South Asia. The statue is dated ...

Title: Standing Buddha. Date: ca. 3rd–4th century. Culture: Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) Medium: Schist. Dimensions: H. 20 in. (50.8 cm); W. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm); D. 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm) Classification: Sculpture. Credit Line: Bequest of Adra M. Newell, 1966. Object Number: 67.154.5

With local and imperial patronage under the Kushan dynasty, artisans at Gandhara further developed the Graeco-Roman anthropomorphic style, and created the first large, free-standing stone images of the Buddha, sculpted from the blue or gray schist of the Swat valley.

The figure belongs to an artistic tradition that emerged in Gandhara, the modern regions of Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan. Intended for a monastic shrine, the sculpture is very finely carved in a typical grey stone (shist).

One of the first representations of the Buddha, 1st-2nd century CE, Gandhara in Pakistan. The Standing Buddha of the Tokyo National Museum is an example of Greco-Buddhist statuary. Comparable ones can be found in the Musee Guimet in France, and in the [National Museum, New Delhi besides various other museums of South Asia.

One of the two distinct styles of sculpture that emerged during the period was produced in Gandhara (parts of present-day Pakistan and Afghanistan). Gandharan art was heavily influenced by contact with the Mediterranean traditions.

Combining elements from both the Mediterranean and South Asian worlds, the artists of Gandhara created a new vision of the Buddha during the period of high contact between the two regions from the 100s to 200s AD.

Title: Standing Buddha. Date: late 6th century. Culture: Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) or Afghanistan. Medium: Brass. Dimensions: H. 13 in. (33 cm); W. 5 1/4 (13.3 cm); D. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm) Classification: Sculpture. Credit Line: Gift of Muneichi Nitta, …

Jan 15, 2019 · Standing Buddha, 150–200 CE. Pakistan, Gandhara, Kushan period. Schist; overall: 119.7 cm (47 1/8 in.); head: 1.5 x 3.2 cm (9/16 x 1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland...

Title: Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future) Date: ca. 3rd century. Culture: Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) Medium: Gray schist. Dimensions: H. 64 1/4 in. (163.2 cm); W. 21 in. (53.3 cm); D. 8 in. (20.3 cm) Classification: Sculpture. Credit Line: Purchase, Lita Annenberg Hazen Charitable Trust Gift, 1991. Object Number ...