Garland carried by boys
Place of OriginPakistan, ancient region of Gandhara
Dateapprox. 100-300 or later
MaterialsStone (schist)
DimensionsH. 5 1/4 in x W. 12 1/2 in x D. 2 3/4 in, H. 13.3 cm x W. 31.7 cm x D. 7 cm
Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection
Object numberB62S30+
DepartmentSouth Asian Art
ClassificationsSculpture
On View
On viewLocationGallery 1
More InformationBoth of the reliefs [B62S30+ and B77S2] would have decorated Buddhist architectural monuments. The decorative motif of a garland carried on the shoulders of lively figures originated in the GrecoRoman world but became popular in several parts of ancient India. Here are examples made at about the same time, but some fifteen hundred miles apart in present-day Pakistan and southeastern India. Both areas had contact with the Greco-Roman world, and Roman coins and other evidence of trade are found all over southeastern India.
Subject
- boy
200-400
approx. 150-250
approx. 300-500
approx. 1000
1200-1300
approx. 100-150
approx. 1300-1500
approx. 200-400
approx. 200-400
perhaps 300-500 or 1900-1960
approx. 100-300