Hands of the Buddha
CultureGandharan
Date4th-5th century C.E.
MediumStucco with polychrome
DimensionsOverall: 8 x 3 inches (20.32 x 7.62 cm)
Credit LineGift of Musée Guimet, Paris
Object number37-31/16
On View
On viewCollections
Exhibition HistoryNo additional exhibition history known at this time.
Jules Barthoux expedition 1926-28, Monastery of Tapa-Kalan, Stupa 23 or Stupa 121, Hadda (Afghanistan);
With Musée National des Arts Asiatiques-Guimet, Paris, by 1937;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1937.
No known published references at this time.
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7th-8th century C.E.
33-1540
74-36/90
