Mathura: Head of a Buddha
Pink sandstone
Mathura: Head of a Buddha
INDIA, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura
This head was unearthed from Mathura. A golden age of the Mathura style of sculpture, from which this head dates, was during the Gupta period (circa 320–550). The perfect swirl of each individual curl is visible on the statue’s head. An extra line is added underneath the eyes to increase their expressiveness. Despite the damage to the nose and mouth, it is obvious that these features too were created with precision. Compared with sculptures from the Kushan period (circa 1st–3rd century), which had almond-shaped eyes, arched eyebrows, a thicker mouth with a more obvious smile, this example has slightly different features with a broader face.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, page 693.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mathura: Head of a Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, vol. 11, 2016, pp. 693.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Mathura: Head of a Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, 11:693.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Mathura: Head of a Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M (Vol. 11, pp. 693).
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