Fragment of a Stupa depicting the “Three Jewels” as Lotus Seeds supported by Pair of Aquatic Makaras

Fragment of a Stupa depicting the “Three Jewels” as Lotus Seeds supported by Pair of Aquatic Makaras
Fragment of a Stupa depicting the “Three Jewels” as Lotus Seeds supported by Pair of Aquatic Makaras
Place of originAmaravati or Nagarjunakonda, Andhra Pradesh, India

Fragment of a Stupa depicting the “Three Jewels” as Lotus Seeds supported by Pair of Aquatic Makaras

Date2nd century
Mediumbuff sandstone
Dimensionsobject: 22 1/2 × 12 1/2 × 6 in. (57.2 × 31.8 × 15.2 cm) base: 2 × 13 × 6 1/4 in. (5.1 × 33 × 15.9 cm)
ClassificationSCULPTURE
Credit LineSBMA, Anonymous Gift
Object number2018.26.1
Subject(s)
  • stupas
  • architecture
  • plants
  • Buddhism
  • religion
  • animal
  • mythology
Collection
  • Asian
Sub-Collection(s)
  • Indian
On View
Not on view
Vessel Handle with Winged Male and Pair of Aquatic Makaras
Gandhara, modern-day Pakistan
ca. 2nd century
Shaiva Ritual Implement
India, Andhara Pradesh
18th-19th century
Combs and Sesame Seeds
Japan
19th-early 20th century
Nature's Jewels
John Wesley COTTON
ca. 1925
Fertility Goddess with Lotus Flower Head, in Birthing Posture
India, Uttar Pradesh, Kaushambi
1st-2nd century CE
Cylindrical vessel with mythological being
Late Nasca
ca. 400-600 CE, Early Intermediate Period
Frieze with Buddha Offering Protection
India, Andara Pradesh
3rd century
Relief of a Meditating Buddha and Worshipers
India, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura
2nd century
Bull
India, Uttar Pradesh, Kaushambi
ca. 200 BCE or earlier
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