The modern relevance of 3,000-year-old religious sculptures
India’s leading museum is hosting a fascinating show, with global support
Look around, and marvel at the heavenly matches. Flawless Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and general good-time chap (his nude marble body setting unrealistic beauty standards long before the invention of Instagram) stands next to a tall banner of Bodhisattva Maitreya, the future Buddha, his gaze serene, features sharp, body supple: a perfect man.
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