Torso of a Bodhisattva, Probably Sahri-Bahlol Workshop, ca. 5th century

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Torso of a Bodhisattva, ca. 5th century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara, mondern Peshawar region), Schist, H. 64 1/2 in. ( cm), Sculpture, Probably Sahri-Bahlol Workshop, Cult images of bodhisattvas became an important dimension of Mahayana (the Great Wheel sect of North Indian Buddhism) Buddhist worship in the fourth to the fifth century. The monasteries of the Gandharan region commissioned large-scale bodhisattvas in recognition of the growing popularity of these interventionist deities, which embody Buddhist compassion

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