Studies in Indian Art c12.s3.t2.7
Studies in Indian Art c12.s3.t2.7
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3. Head and Bust of Bodhisattva [No. 2361, obtained from Dig Darwaza, Mathura; now deposited in the Curzon Museum. Material red sandstone. Age about 2nd century A.D.]. There are traces of a halo at the back. Loose locks falling on both shoulders. The ornaments are the same as on the Bodhisattva Image No. A. 45 in the Mathurā Museum [Dr. Vogel's Catalogue, Plate X], viz., pearl string round the neck, flat torque, profuse pearl necklaces held below with *makara-mukha* clasps, chain and pendant *padaka*, amulet string (*rakshā-viṭikā sūtra*) and *gāruḍa keyūra* on the arms. The head is slightly inclined to the right in a position in which the gaze is directed towards the left arm, which is thrown obliquely towards the stomach. [Fig. 70]