Collection object "MAS.247" • Fragment of a relief plaque showing Buddha,…

Title

Fragment of a relief plaque showing Buddha, sitting cross-legged upon a lotus calyx. The remains of a lotus-leaf border are visible, the head of the figure is missing. Made of red clay with remains of white slip.

Date

300 to 699

Find site

Akterek

Measurement

height 6.1 centimetres

Description

Scope and content : Fragment of a relief plaque showing Buddha, sitting cross-legged upon a lotus calyx. The remains of a lotus-leaf border are visible, the head of the figure is missing. Made of red clay with remains of white slip.

Institution

British Museum

Provenance

Stein 1906-8

Find site identifier

Akt.

Stein site number

A.T.05

Find site description

Site in the area of Yurung-kash, 15-20 miles ENE of Khotan on the southern arm of the Silk Road. (Stein 1921: map no. 27, A. 4). Stein found the ruins of a temple and Buddhist shrine. Objects included various stucco and relievo fragments that had been partly preserved by a fire.

Excavation history : Stein excavated here between 18 Sept. and 22 Sept. 1906 (see Stein 1921: 133-153).

Short description : Aktarek: in the area of Yurung-kash

The British Museum Reproduced by kind permission of the Trustees of the British Museum

MAS.247

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