Sharad Mohan<p>c4th century intricately carved stucco niche of the Future <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buddha</span></a> (Maitreya, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bodhisattva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bodhisattva</span></a>) in a Pensive state, probably worried as much as us about Donald Trump's world-shaking Trade Policies!</p><p>This stucco from the Ancient region of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gandhara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gandhara</span></a> of present day <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Afghanistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Afghanistan</span></a> / <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pakistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pakistan</span></a> was sold by Sotheby on 20th March, 2025 for US$ 50,800</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AncientIndia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AncientIndia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArtHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndianHeritage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndianHeritage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndianHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndianHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Religion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Heritage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Heritage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Histodons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TradeWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TradeWars</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a></p>