The art and architecture of India - Buddhist, Hindu, Jain (Art Ebook)

238 THE GOLDEN AGE AND END OF BUDDHIST ART
example in the collection of Pierre Jeannerat
[176]. It represents the Buddha standing in
abhdya mudrd. In a general way, the figure, with
the voluminous folds of the mantle indicated by
incised lines, 7 but conceived as a volume
separate from the body, is a miniature replica of
the stone Gandhara Buddhas of the second and
third centuries. There are certain features, however,
which point to the image's having been
made at a somewhat later period, when the
Classical influence was being replaced by
artistic ideals of a definite Indian nature; the
round fullness of the face, prominent ushnisha,
and snail-shell curls are positive hallmarks of
176. Bronze standing Buddha from Sahri Bahlol.
Radlett, Herts, Pierre Jeannerat
177 {right). Bronze standing Buddha
from Dhanesar Khera.
Kansas City, Nelson Art Gallery