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Kushan Bronze Sculpture of a Standing Woman - CK.0010
Origin: Afghanistan
Circa: 2
nd
Century BC
to 3
rd
Century AD
Dimensions:
2.5" (6.4cm) high
x 1" (2.5cm) wide
Collection: Asian Art
Medium: Bronze
$1,800.00
Location: United States
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The ancient region of northeastern Afghanistan
and northwestern Pakistan was situated at a
confluence of trading paths along the Silk Route,
an area was flooded in cultural influences
ranging from Greece to China. After the
conquests of Alexander the Great, the creation
of Greco-Bactrian kingdoms, and the general
Hellenization of the subcontinent, Western
aesthetical tastes became prominent. Greek
influence began to permeate into the arts and
culture. Eventually, the Bactrian Kingdom was
absorbed by the nomadic Kushan tribes, who
settled in the region and went on to establish
their own dynasty. The area flourished under the
Kushan and their greatest king, Kanishka, who
traditionally given credit for further spreading
the philosophies of Buddhism throughout central
Asia and into China. This period is viewed as one
of the most important era in the history of
Buddhism.
This small bronze sculpture depicts a woman
standing with her arms held stiffly at her side.
She wears a long skirt that flows from her waist
to just above her feet. Earrings decorate her ears
and her hair has been styled into a coiffure that
flares outwards from the back of her head,
almost like the bill of a baseball cap turned
backwards. Such a figure may represent a deity,
or may commemorate an ancestor.
- (CK.0010)
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