Asset ID:
9098
CMS Object ID:
354761
Accession Number:
EAOS.26
Title:
Standing figure of the Buddha Sakyamuni
Object Name:
figurine, religious/ritual equipment
Associated person(s) + dates:
the Buddha (active c. 560 BC - c. 486 BC) (subject)
Object dating:
late 2nd century - early 3rd century AD ; Kushan Period (AD 50 - 600)
Associated place(s):
Gandhara (place of creation)
Dimensions:
95 x 37 x 16 cm max. (height x width x depth)
Materials/ techniques:
grey schist
Responsible department:
Eastern Art
Single/ multiple object:
Single
Asset copyright notice:
© Ashmolean Museum
View:
Front
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