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Sculpture
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Artist/Maker

Buddha seated on a lion seat (sinhasana). Below there was apparenetly a representation of Buddha attended by two kneeling worshippers.

Object details

Object type
TitleSculpture (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Talcose schist.
Brief description
Buddha seated on a lion seat,Talcose Schist, Gandhara..
Physical description
Buddha seated on a lion seat (sinhasana). Below there was apparenetly a representation of Buddha attended by two kneeling worshippers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.5in
  • Width: 7in
Object history
Presented by the Punjab Government. Found in the ruins of a monastery at Takht-i-Bahi.
Production
From the ruins of a monatry at Takt-i-Bahi, Greaeco-Buddhist
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.3288-1883

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Record createdMay 23, 2002
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