Buddha

The Buddha can be recognized by several marks, most prominently the ushnisha, a protrusion on the head, and the urna, a tuft of hair between the eyes from which a ray of light reveals the whole universe. This meditating Buddha would have been flanked by Brahma and Indra, two Hindu gods incorporated into Buddhism. The sculpture is from Gandhara, a historical region in northwest Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan with close affinities to ancient Greece and Rome, reflected here in the flowing folds of robes and chiseled facial features.