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Sarnath: Buddha

Date

Authors

Frederic, Louis

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Abstract

Description

The halo is here replaced by a nimbus which forms a background to the figure, The features of the face are clearly Indian, The Buddha wears a long robe adhering to the body, His hair is dressed in the style which is to become typical, the usnisa is decorated with curls, The ear-lobes are distended, a memory of the ear-rings he wore in his youth, The folds of the garments are indicated by a few incised lines on the body, Lowered eyelids suggest inner calm,

Keywords

Gupta Period, Sarnath Architect, stone sculpture, book scan

Citation

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/163677

Collections

Basham Photographs

Source

Type

Image

Archives Series

Basham Collection

Date created

1959

Access Statement

License Rights

This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.

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