Torso of a seated Buddha AD 200-50 Kushan dynasty. Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, North India, Sandstone. Some of the earliest images of the Buddha were created Mathura. As with other early images, the Buddha's chest is fully expanded with yogic breath. He wears an outer monastic robe drawn up over both shoulders.
Torso of a seated Buddha AD 200-50 Kushan dynasty. Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, North India, Sandstone. Some of the earliest images of the Buddha were created Mathura. As with other early images, the Buddha's chest is fully expanded with yogic breath. He wears an outer monastic robe drawn up over both shoulders.
Torso of a seated Buddha AD 200-50 Kushan dynasty. Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, North India, Sandstone. Some of the earliest images of the Buddha were created Mathura.
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