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GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
Details
A gray schist stupa base with scenes from Buddha's life
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Three sides carved with Buddha seated beneath a bodhi tree and flanked by four worshippers with folded hands, one side with the parinirvana where Buddha is surrounded by lamenting figures, each scene flanked by pilasters with adorative figures and topped by a running leafy frieze
13.5 in. (34.3 cm.) wide
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Three sides carved with Buddha seated beneath a bodhi tree and flanked by four worshippers with folded hands, one side with the parinirvana where Buddha is surrounded by lamenting figures, each scene flanked by pilasters with adorative figures and topped by a running leafy frieze
13.5 in. (34.3 cm.) wide
Provenance
Isao Kurita Collection, Japan, acquired 1988-89