Description:

Southeast Asia, India, Amaravati region/style, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. This portion of a gray schist frieze carved in the Amaravati style depicts carvings of a stupa with meanders above and below. Size: 17" x 9-1/4" x 3".

While Buddhism originated in North India, it spread to other parts of the subcontinent beginning in the 3rd century BCE. Amaravati was a great Mahayana Buddhist center in the Andhra region, located along the southeast coast, known for its Great Stupa, most likely erected to house a relic of the Buddha from the north. Scholar S. Suresh provides further historical context for the Amaravati region, " . . . Amaravati, locally known as Dipaldinne or `Hill of Lamps', is a tiny town 35 km north of Guntur in Andhra Pradesh. Its antiquity dates back to the time when man was in a primitive stage of existence. Stone Age tools such as hand axes, cleavers, discoids and scrapers have been discovered in the region." Perhaps you have seen the awe-inspiring sculptures from the Great Stupa that are on view in the British Museum. Provenance: Ex-Sarkisian, acquired in India before 1950. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. #102065

  • Condition: Fragmentary with expected wear and water stains from the ages.

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