This rare Central Asian votive panel depicts a deity (with nimbus) being approached by a male worshiper, probably nonroyal but portrayed as of equal stature to the god. Compositionally, they follow scenes of homage and investiture from the post-Hellenistic West and from Iran in which a king and a god appear side by side
Bouddha assis / Seated Buddha Art gréco-bouddhique 2ème-3ème siècle Dynastie Kushan Schiste Art du Gandhara, Pakistan Musée national de Tokyo www.tnm.jp/modules/r_free_page/index.php?id=95
Much of what's taught about the Buddha — that he was an Indian Hindu prince called Siddhartha Gautama who saw "four sights" — is a myth.
2nd century, Gandhara, Maitreya, schist, found in the Mardan district, photo on wikiwand, at the National Museum in Tokyo (Japan).
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CHATURMUKHA LINGAM... Northwestern India, c. 8th century. Finely carved with four faces of Shiva around a central domed shaft, all supported on a square base, each head with a slightly different hairstyle, headdress, and jewelry. Lingas such as the present lot are extremely rare and were produced under the Shahi dynasties (6th-11th centuries), which ruled in the lands formerly known as the ancient region of Gandhara under the Kushan empire. The most recent analysis of this subject is found in
灰片岩 菩薩立像, 貴霜帝國 巴基斯坦 犍陀羅, 1-3世紀, 高 136 cm - 阿布達比羅浮宮 // Standing Bodhisattva, Grey Schist, Kushan Empire, Pakistan Gandhara, 1st - 3rd century, H 136 cm - Louvre Abu Dhabi
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Art work shows the clothing and styles from the time of the Buddha to the death of Christ(few will be past that) in ancient India. Most of these people are...
In Buddhist art of the Gandharan region during the time of heightened contact with the Mediterranean world, the figure of Atlas was adopted, but given wings so as to appear superhuman. This figure has been conflated with the image of Hercules, who wears the skin of the Nemean lion, and relieved Atlas of his duties for a short time. Repeated images of composite Atlas-like figures surrounded the base of the monuments called stupas, which were solid domes, and can be understood as symbols for the sky, which would have appeared as though supported by rows of titanic figures. Other examples of this figure hold a thunderbolt (vajra) in one hand, suggesting that he could also allude to Vajrapani, an early protector divinity of the Buddha. Images of Vajrapani can combine attributes of Hercules, Zeus, and Hermes.
6th century, Gandhara, Shakyamuni, bronze, private collection, photo by Koller.
Kujula Kadphises (30-80 CE)
Railing Pillar with a Woman Beneath a Tree India, Mathura area, 2nd century, Asia Society, 1979.1
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After the Buddha reached enlightenment, he spent the remainder of his life traveling around northeastern India, giving teachings and performing miracles in order to convert followers and establish the Buddhist community. One of his most famous miracles is when he levitated and caused fire to leap from his shoulders and water to flow from his feet. The figures of two monks kneel in worship. Others press their hands together in a sign of devotion and submission, while the figures on the outer edges whistle and shake their upper garments, as was customary when an amazing sight was seen.
Figures of deities who protect children are featured in this relief carving. A form of Skanda holding a bird and a flower stands next to a regal yakshi with pointed rodent or elephant ears. A diminutive figure who may be a child is shown kneeling at his feet. Above, the six-headed mother goddess Shashthi sits next to Skanda, holding the spear.
