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Buddha Shakyamuni, 5th-6th century Afghanistan or Pakistan: Ancient Gandhara, 400-599 Brass 15-5/8 x 5-1/8 x 4 in. (39.7 x 13.0 x 10.2 cm) Norton Simon Art Foundation, from the Estate of Jennifer Jones Simon M.2010.1.205.S © Norton Simon Art Foundation Not on View This small image follows closely the iconography and style of the larger figure of Buddha to the left, but its function was much different. Such portable images would have been used as votive offerings at monasteries, personal icons or sacred souvenirs for pilgrims. |
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