A large and important black stone stele of Buddha's descent from Trayastrimsha Heaven
NORTHEASTERN INDIA, PALA PERIOD, CIRCA 10TH CENTURY
A large and important black stone stele of Buddha's descent from Trayastrimsha Heaven Northeastern India, Pala period, circa 10th century Standing on a double-lotus base with his right hand in varadamudra and his left holding the folds of his diaphanous sanghati , adorned with a torq and lotiform earrings, the face with gentle smile and downcast eyes centered by a raised urna , the hair in loose curls at the forehead and surmounted by a foliate tiara, backed by a nimbus and torana supporting two diminutive stupas and flanked by Brahma and Indra, who holds a parasol above Buddha's head 48¼ in. (122.4 cm.) high
A large and important black stone stele of Buddha's descent from Trayastrimsha Heaven
NORTHEASTERN INDIA, PALA PERIOD, CIRCA 10TH CENTURY
A large and important black stone stele of Buddha's descent from Trayastrimsha Heaven Northeastern India, Pala period, circa 10th century Standing on a double-lotus base with his right hand in varadamudra and his left holding the folds of his diaphanous sanghati , adorned with a torq and lotiform earrings, the face with gentle smile and downcast eyes centered by a raised urna , the hair in loose curls at the forehead and surmounted by a foliate tiara, backed by a nimbus and torana supporting two diminutive stupas and flanked by Brahma and Indra, who holds a parasol above Buddha's head 48¼ in. (122.4 cm.) high
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