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| Keywords: Gandharan - Head of a Bodhisattva - Walters 25115.jpg The elaborate jewelry and distinctive hairstyle identify this figure as a bodhisattva an individual who has achieved Buddhist enlightenment but has yet to enter nirvana The jewelry is meant to recall the life of Prince Siddhartha who would become the earthly Buddha during the 6th century BC Many sculptures of this type were created in the Gandharan region of present-day Pakistan This region had fallen under the control of Alexander the Great during his conquest in the 4th century BC and the sculptors there were greatly influenced by Greco-Roman artistic traditions century 2 3 phyllite cm 20 5 accession number 25 115 21647 Alexander B Griswold Monkton date and mode of acquisition unknown presented to the Breezewood Foundation Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Bequest of A B Griswold 1992 place of origin Kushan Empire in Gandharan Region Walters Art Museum license Art of Gandhara in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Bodhisattva statues 2nd-century art of India | ||||
