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Buddhist stele
From the collection of National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler). Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The small votive stela has lost its upper section, which probably came to a flame-shaped point. The main figure on the front is a Buddha, and on the rear appears a seated bodhisattva (enlightened being) with crossed ankles. The style of the sculpture resembles early-sixth-century stelae from northern Henan Province.
National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler)’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineBuddhist stele. dated 511. National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler), Gift of Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer. CC0.
