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title: Gandhara Bodhisattva
author: Mary Harrsch (Photographed at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco)
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/902/gandhara-bodhisattva/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Gandhara Bodhisattva

_Authored by Mary Harrsch (Photographed at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco)_

## Image File

[![Gandhara Bodhisattva](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/902.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/902.jpg)

## Image Caption

Bodhisattva Maitreya Kushan period 2nd-3rd century CE from the ancient region of [Gandhara](https://www.worldhistory.org/Gandhara_Civilization/), [India](https://www.worldhistory.org/india/)/Afghanistan. (Asian Art Museum, San Francisco).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Francisco), M. H. (. a. t. A. A. M. o. S. (2012, September 22). Gandhara Bodhisattva. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/902/gandhara-bodhisattva/>
### Chicago
Francisco), Mary Harrsch (Photographed at the Asian Art Museum of San. "Gandhara Bodhisattva." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 22, 2012. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/902/gandhara-bodhisattva/>.
### MLA
Francisco), Mary Harrsch (Photographed at the Asian Art Museum of San. "Gandhara Bodhisattva." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 Sep 2012, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/902/gandhara-bodhisattva/>.

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