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Podcast Episode 93 - Seated Buddha



Welcome back to Accessible Art History: The Podcast! In this episode of Metropolitan Masterpieces, I am discussing a fascinating statue of a Seated Buddha!


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Seated Buddha

Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)

1st to mid-2nd century CE

Public Domain via The Metropolitan Museum of Art













Seated Buddha

Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)

1st to mid-2nd century CE

Public Domain via The Metropolitan Museum of Art












 

Sources


https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/72381


https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-asia/beginners-guide-asian-culture/buddhist-art-culture/a/the-buddha-shakyamuni


https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/gand/hd_gand.htm#:~:text=Gandhara%20is%20the%20ancient%20name,the%20foothills%20of%20the%20Himalayas.


https://www.history.com/topics/religion/buddhism


https://www.originalbuddhas.com/about-buddha-statues/hand-positions/abhaya-mudra


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greco-Buddhist_art


https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/budd/hd_budd.htm


https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/tree-and-serpent


https://cdn.sanity.io/files/cctd4ker/production/b02e241cb2699bfddc00f8c3f75df499a538bc8b.pdf


https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/collection-areas/asian-art/highlights


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