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Asian Art

In contrast to early Buddhist art, which consisted mainly of relief sculpture, the art of the Kushan period (first to third century A.D.) saw the development of fully three-dimensional images of Buddhist deities. This fragment represents a bodhisattva, a divine being dedicated to helping other achieve freedom from suffering.

MEDIUM Red sandstone
  • Place Made: Mathura, India
  • DATES ca. 2nd century
    PERIOD Kushan Period
    DIMENSIONS 8 x 6 x 7 1/16 in. (20.3 x 15.2 x 18 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Asian Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 86.227.32
    CREDIT LINE Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Head, ca. 2nd century. Red sandstone, 8 x 6 x 7 1/16 in. (20.3 x 15.2 x 18 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.32. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.32_bw.jpg)
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