Fragment of a garland carried by a male figure
Place of Originprobably Gummididurru, Andhra Pradesh state, India
Dateapprox. 150-250
MaterialsLimestone
DimensionsH. 15 1/2 in x W. 17 1/4 in x D. 4 1/2 in, H. 39.4 cm x W. 43.8 cm x D. 11.4 cm
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object numberB77S2
DepartmentSouth Asian Art
ClassificationsSculpture
On View
On viewLocationGallery 1
More InformationBoth of the reliefs [B62S30+ and B77S2] would have decorated Buddhist architectural monuments. The decorative motif of a garland carried on the shoulders of lively figures originated in the GrecoRoman world but became popular in several parts of ancient India. Here are examples made at about the same time, but some fifteen hundred miles apart in present-day Pakistan and southeastern India. Both areas had contact with the Greco-Roman world, and Roman coins and other evidence of trade are found all over southeastern India.
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