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Panel fragment with the god Shiva/Oesho #metmuseum #themet

Buddha | India, 5th C

"The way in which the robe is worn, with the cloth pulled diagonally across the body and thrown over the right shoulder, while the left shoulder is bare, is typical of sculpture from the Krishna River valley in Andhra Pradesh."

Head of Dionysos | Gandhara, 4th-5th C

Bust of a Bodhisattva | Gandhara, 2nd-3rd C

"This bodhisattva’s superbly rendered head is adorned with a slender moustache, an auspicious forehead mark (urna) and an Apollo-like hairstyle and topknot with jewel and pearl net ornamentation."