A prime example of Buddhist art in Gandhara style, this is one of the earliest surviving Buddha statue from the Indo-Greek art style in Gandhara region, present day Afghanistan & Pakistan. Likely sculpted between 100-300 AD, the realistic human form statue has a calm face with likelyness of Greek god Apollo. This and other Gandhara style statues are the earliest known depictions of Buddha in a human form. Buddha was depicted in form of a lotus, a pair of feet, bodhi tree or a huns – as per his wishes of not being deitified.

The original artefact is housed in Minneapolis Institute of Art

• Size Height 7 Inches
• Time period 100-300 AD
• Place of Origin Gandhara Region, Present Day Afghanistan/Pakistan
• Current Location Minneapolis Institute of Art

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