Stele
400-600 AD (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
A stele carved with a standing figure of the Buddha surrounded by a cusped halo with beaded decoaration. Flying attendant figures are depicted at the top of the arched halo on either side. The Buddha's proper right hand and lower arm are missing, his left hand is raised clasping his robe. Two devotees kneel either side of him at the base.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Carved sandstone |
| Brief description | A sandstone stele carved with an image of the standing Buddha surrounded by a cusped and beaded halo with two flying figures at each top side and two kneeling devotees at the base. |
| Physical description | A stele carved with a standing figure of the Buddha surrounded by a cusped halo with beaded decoaration. Flying attendant figures are depicted at the top of the arched halo on either side. The Buddha's proper right hand and lower arm are missing, his left hand is raised clasping his robe. Two devotees kneel either side of him at the base. |
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| Credit line | On loan from the British Museum (OA 1880.15) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | LOAN:BM.1040-2009 |
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| Record created | March 12, 2012 |
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