Devotee
Plaster
Devotee
AFGHANISTAN
The figure is lavishly dressed and squats barefoot with palms joined in reverence. It is speculated that the statue represents a nobleman from the Kushan period (circa 1st–3rd century) paying homage. The figure wears a Persian headdress and has flower-decorated hair and a pronounced nose. Jewelry includes earrings, armlets, and bracelets in addition to a heavy collar necklace. Stoles hang from the figure’s left shoulder while the lower garment is fastened at the waist and clings to the legs. The statue portrays characteristics of the Gandharan style in the smooth clothing and facial features. Some residual paint is still visible.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 287.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Devotee." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 287.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Devotee" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:287.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Devotee. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F (Vol. 10, pp. 287).
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