Overview
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plaque
Measurement
height 13.5 centimetres, width 12 centimetres
Language / script
Description
Scope and content : Fragmentary stucco relief plaque showing a Bodhisattva. He is shown sitting in meditation pose on a high lotus throne, his right hand touching the ground, the left in his lap. This gesture is the bhumisparsha (calling the earth to be his witness) mudra. The Bodhisattva is seated before a two-layered mandorla and is easily recognisable as a Bodhisattva by the headdress he wears as well as his body jewellery. The object must have been painted brightly originally, but has been blackened by fire or smoke. The coarse fabric on the back seems to have been added for additional stabilisation when the object was found.
Institution
Date
undated
Historical information
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Stein site number
Ma-ti-ssu.03~Ma-ti-ssu (03)
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