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Architectural Bracket with Wrestlers

100s–200s CE

Pakistan, Gandhara

Medium
schist
Measurements
Overall: 16 x 20.5 cm (6 5/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the Karl B. Goldfield Trust 1998.71
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Location
Not on view
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Description

This sculpture probably derived from Greco-Roman prototypes of nude athletes, but here it has probably been transposed into a scene from the boyhood of the Buddha, when it is said that he excelled in all forms of athletics.

Architectural Bracket with Wrestlers

100s–200s CE

Pakistan, Gandhara

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