Stupa Railing Pillar

30-61-1

From: India | Amaravati

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Thaba
Object Number 30-61-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Indian | Buddhist
Provenience India | Amaravati
Period Late Andhra
Date Made 2nd Century
Section Asian
Materials Marble (Stone)
Technique Carved
Iconography Lotus | Flowers | Lion | Makara
Description

Lower portion of a railing pillar (thaba), from a stupa, with rough hewn base and full lotus rosette on the face at right and a long narrow V socket on the left side of the face. Evidently this was an inner angle of the railing. Below the lotus rosette is a narrow band of floral ornament. The left edge of the block bears a partly defaced full lotus above a band of squares containing rosettes. The right edge is rough hewn, with a V socket. The back contains a decorative band with a pair of makaras at the end and a pair of lions facing eachother. Grey marble.

Height 147.32 cm
Width 101.6 cm
Thickness 39.37 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Government Museum, Madras, India, 1930

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