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PROPERTY FROM A UNIVERSITY MUSEUM
A SMALL GREY STONE STELE
SUI DYNASTY
Details
A SMALL GREY STONE STELE
sui dynasty
The arched panel carved in relief with a figure of Buddha seated with right hand in abhaya mudra and left hand in varamudra, flanked by two bodhisattva and two disciples, the two attendants kneeling atop lotus stems while supporting a large cintamani below are also flanked by bodhisattva, one holding an elexir bottle, the other with hands draped beneath a cloth, the lower register incised with a grid pattern
22 in. (55.9 cm.) high
sui dynasty
The arched panel carved in relief with a figure of Buddha seated with right hand in abhaya mudra and left hand in varamudra, flanked by two bodhisattva and two disciples, the two attendants kneeling atop lotus stems while supporting a large cintamani below are also flanked by bodhisattva, one holding an elexir bottle, the other with hands draped beneath a cloth, the lower register incised with a grid pattern
22 in. (55.9 cm.) high
Provenance
Laurence Sickman
Literature
Handbook, Lyman Allyn Museum, 1976, p. 123 (top)