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Relief Panel

early 4th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Only one single scene of this relief is preserved. In the centre of the framed Corinthian type half column, the Buddha is seated on a low cushion-covered socle, in dharmacakra mudra, among four of his monks. The sanghati falls softly over his body. The hair leads from his forehead to the flat usnisa. Behind the head a nimbus is framed by two hanging branches of the bodhi tree. At each of the two sides are shown two monks in dhyanamudra sitting one behind the other on low socle. Thie hands are covered by their sanghatis, with shaven heads.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Grey schist
Brief description
Relief showing Buddha preaching to the Monks, grey schist, early 4th century AD, Swat valley.
Physical description
Only one single scene of this relief is preserved. In the centre of the framed Corinthian type half column, the Buddha is seated on a low cushion-covered socle, in dharmacakra mudra, among four of his monks. The sanghati falls softly over his body. The hair leads from his forehead to the flat usnisa. Behind the head a nimbus is framed by two hanging branches of the bodhi tree. At each of the two sides are shown two monks in dhyanamudra sitting one behind the other on low socle. Thie hands are covered by their sanghatis, with shaven heads.
Dimensions
  • Height: 0.17m
  • Length: 0.265m
Credit line
Given by I. Schwaiger
Object history
Presented by I.Schwaiger.
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. 140, pl. LXIVa
Collection
Accession number
IM.51-1936

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Record createdFebruary 12, 2004
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