Stucco sculptures

Gandhara sculptures were also made in stucco. These were obviously made for inside use, in stupas or sheltered areas. These sculptures were more easy to make and could be casted or moulded.

A grey schist figure of Buddha, Ancient region of Gandhara 2nd – 3rd century AD Hight 30 cm

A stucco figure of Hariti, Ancient region of Gandhara 2nd – 3rd century AD Hight 30 cm

A beautiful modelled Hariti, the Gandharan Goddess of Fertility and Childbirth. Hariti was originally an Iranic-Zoroastrian ogress who used to devour children, but after the arrival of Buddhism in Gandhara, she was transformed (“converted”) to a Buddhist figure of protection and parenting.
This sculptor reflects the style of classical Greco-Roman sculpture; exquisitely rendered contours of the body, the ripples of the hair and the folds of the drapery, which fall rhythmically across the torso and legs.