Standing figure of the Buddha

Object Details

• Provenance

  From 1968 to 2000

  Manuel and Fanchon Silberstein, Washington, DC, acquired in Pakistan in 1968 [1]

  From 2000

  Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, given by Manuel and Fanchon Silberstein in 2000

  Notes:

  [1] According to Provenance Remark 1, Debra Diamond, September 28, 2000, in the object record.

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Manuel and Fanchon Silberstein

• Origin

  Pakistan

• Credit Line

  Gift of Manuel and Fanchon Silberstein

• Type

  Sculpture

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  300s, 400s

• Name

  buddha, Silberstein, Manuel and Fanchon

• Place

  Pakistan

• Topic

  South Asian and Himalayan Art, Art, Kushan dynasty (1st century BCE - 299 CE), Stone, Halo

• Culture

  Buddhists, Himalayan peoples, South Asians

• Object Type

  Sculpture