sculpture carving stupa fragment

Buddha

Fragment of a statue, head of the Buddha, with topknot, tuft and moustache, and part of the halo. Old label: 5

Reid,Alexander.J.Forsyth Gen Sir

Gandhara style

Reid,Alexander.J.Forsyth Gen Sir

stone schist

H: 135 mm W: 85 mm

Asia Pakistan Swat.Valley Morah.Pass Nulbanda Swat.Valley Morah.Pass

Carved schist head of the Buddha A distinctive mark of the Buddha is the 'ushnisha', the lump at the summit of his head that gave space for the supreme wisdom that the Buddha attained at his Enlightenment. In Gandharan sculpture this feature was disguised by hair, like the topknot worn by Apollo in Greek sculpture.