Revamped Ancient Civilisations gallery
Gandharan-style heads
1300 CE
northwest India
stone
Donated by E Vaile; 19519.1-2; 1995x1.891
These serene Buddha figures are some of the best known examples of Gandharan art. This style reflects a productive coming together of Central Asian and Indian artistic traditions and Hellenistic or Greek styles from the time of Alexander the Great's incursion into India in the 4th century BC.
Gandharan art is particularly associated with the Kushan Empire of northwest India, Afghanistan and much of Central Asia from the 1st to the 4th centuries CE.
Revamped Ancient Civilisations gallery
Gandharan-style heads
1300 CE
northwest India
stone
Donated by E Vaile; 19519.1-2; 1995x1.891
These serene Buddha figures are some of the best known examples of Gandharan art. This style reflects a productive coming together of Central Asian and Indian artistic traditions and Hellenistic or Greek styles from the time of Alexander the Great's incursion into India in the 4th century BC.
Gandharan art is particularly associated with the Kushan Empire of northwest India, Afghanistan and much of Central Asia from the 1st to the 4th centuries CE.