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| Keywords: Gandharan - Seated Buddha in the Attitude of Preaching - Walters 25123.jpg The Buddha's hand gesture or mudra is called dharma-chakra It reveals the Buddha to be preaching a sermon in which he explains the four Noble Truths of human existence and the path to enlightenment 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 Kushan phyllite H cm 63 accession number 25 123 24631 Alexander B Griswold Monkton presented to the Breezewood Foundation Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Bequest of A B Griswold 1992 Unearthly Elegance Buddhist Art from the Griswold Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1995 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 Statues of the Buddha 2nd-century art of India | ||||
