This Buddha looks rather happy, don’t you think? Especially if you consider he’s been smiling for more than 2,000 years.
Perhaps he’s happy because he’s so rare – this Buddha image is from the Kushana period in India and dates to about 96 BCE. And he’s only one of six such Buddhas known from this period. Another exceptional thing about this piece is the fact that the Buddha is smiling – now that’s something you don’t get to see every day!
Well, actually, you could see it every day, since it’s on show at the Asian Civilisations Museum.
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