More than 130 examples of Han and Jin Buddha statues have been found in China,and the main features could be listed as followings.The Eastern Han Buddha statues employ the gesture of fearlessness,and the Wu-Jin Buddha statues employ the gesture of meditation.The Xianyang bronze standing Buddha differs from the standard image of the Eastern Han.The slender eyes,right-side robe clothing pattern,and other characteristics of the statue are accord with the sixteen kingdoms period.The Xianyang bronze Buddha plate,with the image of two Buddha,is similar to the Sakyamuni Buddha.The earliest known image of the Sakyamuni Buddha is of the late period of the sixteen kingdoms.The two Xianyang bronze statues should be of the sixteen kingdoms,which were mixed into burial M3015 of the late Eastern Han Dynasty.One should be cautioned of the date of artifacts from stolen burials.
Chengren burial of the late Eastern Han Dynasty at XianyangBronze Buddha statueSixteen kingdomDate analysis
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