Greco- Buddhism (jan 1, 331 BC – jan 1, 10)
Description:
Major Art Movement - the cultural syncretism between Hellenistic culture and BuddhismLasted ~400 years, into the 5th century
Characterized by contrapposto (tilted body form) and himation (a one-shoulder tunic...fashionable)
Lead to first anthropomorphic depictions of Buddha (human form)
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Date:
jan 1, 331 BC
jan 1, 10
~ 341 years