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English: Rondel with the Goddess Hariti. Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), ca. 1st century. Silver with gold foil, Diam. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm). Metropolitan Museum of Art. The goddess Hariti is shown nursing a child and sitting on a throne flanked by lotuses and surmounted by auspicious geese (hamsa), the Buddha’s messengers. Stylistically this roundel can be related to first-century finds from the Taxila city of Sirkap, a dating that would make it one of the earliest known representations of Hariti. Buddhist texts tell us that Hariti originally stole and devoured children, but with the Buddha’s intervention she became their protector.
Français : Ornement circulaire à la déesse Hariti. Pakistan (ancienne région du Gandhara) , v. Ier siècle. Argent et feuille d'or, diam. 8,9 cm. Metropolitan Museum of Art. La déesse Hariti est représentée allaitant un enfant et assise sur un trône flanqué de lotus et surmonté par les oies de bon augure (Hamsa), les messagères du Bouddha . Stylistiquement cet objet peut être lié aux trouvailles du premier siècle sur le site de Sirkap (proche de Taxila), une datation qui en ferait l'une des premières représentations connues de Hariti. Les textes bouddhiques nous disent que Hariti à l'origine volait et dévorait les enfants, mais avec l'intervention du Bouddha elle est devenue leur protectrice. |
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