Studies in Indian Art c12.s3.t2.4

c12.s3.t2.4

1. Standing Bodhisattva [B. 82, deposited in the Lucknow Museum]:—Completely preserved figure on a railing pillar. Halo of scalloped border round the head. He wears heavy earpendants, a flat torque and a flat triangular necklace as are found on the image of Parkham Yaksha and on the colossal Bodhisattvas of Mathura. A scarf thrown on the shoulders and a dhoti with a girdle tied over it, are also similar to other Mathurā figures of the Kushāṇa period. The right hand is raised to shoulder in abhayamudrā, and the left hand holds an amṛita-ghaṭa. The mukuṭa on the head is the chief item of interest, as it shows the effigy of a Buddha seated cross-legged with right hand in abhayamudrā and the left holding saṅghāṭi. The image is undoubtedly of the Kushāṇa period, about the 2nd century A.D.