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Sculpture from Jamal Garhi: Siddharta in matches, and Siddharta and the dead elephant

Date

Authors

Ingholt, Harald

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Abstract

Description

Matches for the hand of Yasodhara, Left, wrestling, Centre, archer, Standing figure umpire (?), seated one Suddhodana, Siddharta's father, At right, following Siddharta's victory, his jealous cousin, Devadatta kills state elephant leaving city, Siddharta picked up elephant "with one hand and hurled it over the seven walls and moats of the city," On top, Buddha, with covered hands in attitude of meditation, is flanked by two worshippers, Pattern of pipal tree leaves, edged by moulding of laurel leaves, divides two tiers, On top of top is leaf-and-dart moulding,

Keywords

Gandhara Sculpture, Reliefs, stone sculpture, book scan

Citation

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/163330

Collections

Basham Photographs

Source

Type

Image

Archives Series

Basham Collection

Date created

1957

Access Statement

License Rights

This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.

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