Three bronzes

Indian

British Museum

8th-9th Century

Three bronzes of the Buddha, the Maitreya and a Bodhisattva, all seated on lion thrones, each with eye-balls of silver. They represent the continuation of the Ganhara tradition long after it had vanished.

• Medium: bronze
• Dimensions: 23 cm
• ArtFunded in: 1957
• Presented by Louis C G Clarke through The Art Fund

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