Podcast Episode 93 - Seated Buddha

Welcome back to Accessible Art History: The Podcast! In this episode of Metropolitan Masterpieces, I am discussing a fascinating statue of a Seated Buddha!

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Seated Buddha

Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)

1st to mid-2nd century CE

Public Domain via The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Seated Buddha

Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)

1st to mid-2nd century CE

Public Domain via The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Sources

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/72381

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-asia/beginners-guide-asian-culture/buddhist-art-culture/a/the-buddha-shakyamuni

https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/gand/hd_gand.htm#:~:text=Gandhara%20is%20the%20ancient%20name,the%20foothills%20of%20the%20Himalayas.

https://www.history.com/topics/religion/buddhism

https://www.originalbuddhas.com/about-buddha-statues/hand-positions/abhaya-mudra

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greco-Buddhist_art

https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/budd/hd_budd.htm

https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/tree-and-serpent

https://cdn.sanity.io/files/cctd4ker/production/b02e241cb2699bfddc00f8c3f75df499a538bc8b.pdf

https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/collection-areas/asian-art/highlights