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Buddha statues in Guimet Museum, Paris

I had heard a lot about the Buddhist artwork collection in Guimet- perhaps the largest in Europe.
What i found fascinating in the Museum Guimet , which i visited last year, were the statues of Buddha from various eras and areas. And all the depictions differ slightly


There was Gandhara ~ 1-3rd c (pic1)


Mathura Buddha-5th c (pic2)


Lalitgiri Orissa-9th c ( pic 3)


Ghantashala, Andhra Pradesh -1-2nd c (pic 4)
The only complaint i have is that captions were mostly in French which became a handicap for me.

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