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Dark sandstone sculpture of a standing Buddha with curled hair, serene face, and bare torso, shown against a black background.

Standing Buddha in Sandstone

A standing Buddha carved in dark sandstone, shown frontally against a black background. The figure has a serene face, tightly curled hair with a raised topknot, a bare upper body, and arms held close to the sides, with the hands partly broken away. The draped lower garment and carved base are visible.

Artist
Unknown
Date
mid-7th century
Medium
Sandstone
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2315 × 4000 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 667).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 1993

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