Not on display

Panel Relief

Relief
Probably 3rd Century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Northwest Frontier (made)

Statue of a badly damaged Buddha seated in meditation over a base with three groups of frontally-seated Bodhisattvas in meditation, each accompanied by two secondary figures. The figure on the left-judging by the hairstyle- is possibly Maitreya sitting on a platform under a leafy canopy. The figure in the centre is a Bodhisattva, possibly Siddhartha venerated by two male figures in worship.

Object details

Categories
Buddhism
Sculpture
Object type
Relief
TitlePanel Relief (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Black grey schist
Schist
Hand Carved
Brief description
Fragment of curved socle, grey schist, Erotes, the Buddha and a tree, 3rd century, Takhr-i.Bahi
Physical description
Statue of a badly damaged Buddha seated in meditation over a base with three groups of frontally-seated Bodhisattvas in meditation, each accompanied by two secondary figures. The figure on the left-judging by the hairstyle- is possibly Maitreya sitting on a platform under a leafy canopy. The figure in the centre is a Bodhisattva, possibly Siddhartha venerated by two male figures in worship.
Dimensions
  • Height: 101cm
  • Width: 56cm
Credit line
Presented by the Punjab Government
Object history
Presented by Punjab Government. Found in the ruins of a monastery at Takht-i-Bahi.

Production
From a convent at Takht-i-Bahi, Gandhara
Subject depicted
Buddhist
Bibliographic references
  • 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. 124, pl. LIII
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.3286-1883

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Record createdOctober 30, 2003
Record URL
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