Sahri Bahlol: Lay Devotee
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Sahri Bahlol: Lay Devotee
PAKISTAN, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Peshawar
Although there are similarities of presentation to Gandharan statues of monks, this figure has an undergarment covering the right shoulder and wears a tasseled skull cap and small earrings. It is a reasonable assumption therefore, that the figure could represent a lay devotee or a benefactor.
The elderly man is depicted with crease lines on the forehead and a mustache confined to the corners of the mouth. He holds an alms bowl decorated with floral patterns in his carefully delineated left hand. The contours of the body are visible through the folds of the garment, especially the legs and knees.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, page 890.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Sahri Bahlol: Lay Devotee." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, vol. 12, 2016, pp. 890.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Sahri Bahlol: Lay Devotee" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, 12:890.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Sahri Bahlol: Lay Devotee. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr (Vol. 12, pp. 890).
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