NORTHEASTERN INDIA, PALA PERIOD, CIRCA 11TH CENTURY

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A Black Stone Stupa
Northeastern India, Pala Period, circa 11th Century
Finely carved as a four-faced architectural structure tapering towards the tip, the central section with figure of the four directional Buddhas inset in niches over the stepped plinth and four smaller images of Buddha carved below; inscribed with dedicatory verses and the Buddhist creed
29½ in. (74.8 cm.) high

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Compare to a slightly larger example of the same period constructed in sandstone at the British Museum illustrated in M. Brand, The Vision of Kings, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 1995, cat. no. 31.

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