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Standing Buddha

Standing Buddha

Unknown

Artist/Maker
Unknown (Gandhāran)
Title
Standing Buddha
Date
2nd–3rd century
Period
Kushan Period
Material & Process
Schist
Dimensions
23 1/2 x 8 1/4 x 5 in. Overall
Credit
Gift in Memory of Haskell M. Woldenberg by Earl Morse, Class of 1927
Inventory No.
1972.21
Classification
Sculpture
Location
Pakistan

Related

By November 1960, likely sold by Alice Boney to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Morse (New York, NY); 1972, gifted by Mr. and Mrs. Earl Morse (New York, NY) to Elvehjem Art Center [now called Chazen Museum of Art]. [Last researched by Chazen staff October 2023]

  • Fogg Art Museum. "Indian Sculpture from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Morse." Cambridge: Fogg Art Museum, 1963. p. 11, no. 1
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. "Buddhist Art: Form & Meaning." Mumbai, India: Marg Publications, 2007. p. 22, no. 14

  • New Acquisitions from the Far East: Elvehjem Art Center, 11/5/1973–1/6/1974
  • Indian Sculpture from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Morse: Fogg Art Museum, 5/20/1963–8/3/1963

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