Andhra Pradesh: Head of a Buddha
Marble
Andhra Pradesh: Head of a Buddha
INDIA, Andhra Pradesh
The head was discovered on the banks of the Krishna River. It dates from the early centuries of the Common Era at a time when the art of nearby Amaravati was at its height. The Buddha has an oval-shaped face, large curls, and an almost flat usnisa. Apart from the urna and elongated ear lobes, the rest of the features are realistic, most likely displaying characteristics of the local Dravidian population. Greek styled statuary introduced to the area has clearly influenced the naturalistic treatment of the face.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 44.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Andhra Pradesh: Head of a Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 44.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Andhra Pradesh: Head of a Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:44.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Andhra Pradesh: Head of a Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F (Vol. 10, pp. 44).
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