Lot Essay
For other published examples, see W. Zwalf, Buddhism: Art and Faith, p. 115, no. 154 and J. Guy, "The Mahabodhi Temple: Pilgrim Souvenirs of Buddhist India," The Burlington Magazine, June 1991, pp. 356-367.
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INDIA, BIHAR, CIRCA 10TH/11TH CENTURY
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A soapstone model of Mahabodhi Temple
India, Bihar, circa 10th/11th Century
The rectangular mandapa finely carved with three friezes of seated Buddhas in various mudras, the shikhara superstructure surrounded by tiered carvings of Buddhas in niches and a bodhi tree in the rear, losses
5 in. (15 cm.) high
India, Bihar, circa 10th/11th Century
The rectangular mandapa finely carved with three friezes of seated Buddhas in various mudras, the shikhara superstructure surrounded by tiered carvings of Buddhas in niches and a bodhi tree in the rear, losses
5 in. (15 cm.) high