Relief panel
Relief Panel
4th century (made)
4th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This is part of a curved frieze showing the Buddha and his monks in the sala grove. The best preserved figure is that of the Buddha himself, enthroned in the centre with his left hand lying on his lap and his right hand-which is broken off- probably once raised in abhayamudra. The monks are sunk in silent meditation.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Relief panel (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Grey schist |
| Brief description | Curved frieze showing the Buddha and the monks, 4th century, Grey schist, Swat valley, Gandhara. |
| Physical description | This is part of a curved frieze showing the Buddha and his monks in the sala grove. The best preserved figure is that of the Buddha himself, enthroned in the centre with his left hand lying on his lap and his right hand-which is broken off- probably once raised in abhayamudra. The monks are sunk in silent meditation. |
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| Credit line | Bought (Source not recorded) |
| Object history | From the Swat Vallery, North-West Frontier Province. Bought (Source not recorded). This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. |
| Production | Swat valley, Gandhara |
| Subject depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Ackermann, Hans Christoph. Narrative Stone Reliefs from Gandhara in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Catalogue and Attempt at a Stylistic History. Reports and Memoirs. Director of the Series Giuseppe Tucci. Volume XVII. IsMEO, Rome, 1975.
p. 144, pl. LXVIIIb |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 347-1907 |
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| Record created | November 27, 2003 |
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