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A Black Stone Stele of Buddha Shakyamuni
EASTERN INDIA OR BENGAL, 10TH/11TH CENTURY
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A Black Stone Stele of Buddha Shakyamuni
Eastern India or Bengal, 10th/11th Century
Crisply carved as a rectangular stele with Buddha seated in an arched niche on a lotus base, flanked by two attendants, flanked on either side by columns supporting a frieze with three further Buddhas in recessed niches
19 7/8 in. (50.4 cm.) high
Eastern India or Bengal, 10th/11th Century
Crisply carved as a rectangular stele with Buddha seated in an arched niche on a lotus base, flanked by two attendants, flanked on either side by columns supporting a frieze with three further Buddhas in recessed niches
19 7/8 in. (50.4 cm.) high