Later Buddhist Art
Artist: unknown
Title: Buddha, standing, displaying abhayamudra, detail of face
Material: Chunar sandstone
Site: Sarnath, near Varanasi, India
Current Location: Sarnath Museum, India
Period/Date: Gupta (dated 473-474 C.E.)
Iconography/Iconology: Standing traditional image of the Buddha, displaying
abhayamudra with his right hand and holding the folds of his robe in his
left hand.
Stylistic Comments: See previous page. The foliate elaboration in
the halo behind the head is a major characteristic of the Gupta style.
